. Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Fishes -- Mexico, Gulf of; Estuaries -- Mexico, Gulf of. Bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli Adult. 2 cm (from Fischer 1978) Common Name: bay anchovy Scientific Name: Anchoa mitchilli Other Common Names: anchovy, anchois bai (French), anchoa de caleta (Spanish) (Fischer 1978) Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Clupeiformes Family: Engraulidae Value Commercial: The bay anchovy is not currently har- vested in the United States due to its small size, but is of some use as ba
. Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Fishes -- Mexico, Gulf of; Estuaries -- Mexico, Gulf of. Bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli Adult. 2 cm (from Fischer 1978) Common Name: bay anchovy Scientific Name: Anchoa mitchilli Other Common Names: anchovy, anchois bai (French), anchoa de caleta (Spanish) (Fischer 1978) Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Clupeiformes Family: Engraulidae Value Commercial: The bay anchovy is not currently har- vested in the United States due to its small size, but is of some use as bait and in the preparation of anchovy paste (Hildebrand 1943, Hildebrand 1963, Daly 1970, Christmas and Waller 1973). It can be caught with beach seines and trawls (Fischer 1978). This species and other "coastal herrings" represent a large underutilized fishery resource with a potential yield of 1 to 2 million mt (SEFSC 1992). Anchovies are seldom taken as bycatch by trawl or purse seine fisheries due to their small size (Christmas et al. 1960). Recreational: The bay anchovy is indirectly important to recreational fisheries as a major forage item for many game fish (Hildebrand 1943, Christmas and Waller 1973). Indicator of Environmental Stress: Because of its im- portance as a forage species, this species can be considered an indicator of the health of an estuary (Shipp 1986). Studies supported by the Texas Water Quality Board show that the bay anchovy can be used to indicate poor water quality. This species can quickly adapt to pollution stress due to its small size and short food chain and become the dominant species of the polluted area. Its dominance in a particular area for two or more consecutive seasons can be indicative of deteriorating water quality (Bechtel and Copeland 1970, Livingston 1975). Ecological: Bay anchovies probably constitute the great- est biomass of any fish in the estuarine waters of both the southeastern and the Gulf of Mexico (Reid
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