Anchovy

Anchovy

More than 140 species are placed in 16 genera; they are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Anchovies are usually classified as oily fish.

Taxonomy

Anchovies are classified into two subfamilies and 16 genera:

Evolution

!Life restoration of the extinct "saber-toothed anchovy" [Monosmilus](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Monosmiluschureloides.jpg/250px-Monosmiluschureloides.jpg)

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