A New Engraulid Fish, Anchoa walkeri, from the Eastern Pacific Ocean, with a Note on the Validity of Anchoa schultzi Hildebrand

Abstract

With the adition of Anchoa walkeri, the eastern Pacific members of the family Engraulidae are represented by over 30 recognizable species. They are fairly common along both coasts of the Americas in temperate and tropical waters and they have played an important role as a forage fish and as a bait fish by the tuna fishing industry. Since bottom trawling and beach seining methods often yield large numbers of the various species of anchovies, specimens are fairly well represented in museum collections such as that of the University of California, Los Angeles.