#2147 · 🐟 fish
European Anchovy
🇳🇱 Ansjovis ·Engraulis encrasicolus
📍 Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR
📍 Saly, Senegal
📍 27789 Foz, Lugo, España
📍 Algérie
📍 Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- 2. © Duarte Frade · CC BY 4.0
- 3. © Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- 4. © Duarte Frade · CC BY 4.0
- 5. © Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- 6. Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR:© Thomas Menut · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Saly, Senegal:© bewambay · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. 27789 Foz, Lugo, España:© ovillegas · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Algérie:© Karim Haddad · CC BY 4.0
- 10. Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES:© Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
what is it?
The European anchovy ( Engraulis encrasicolus ) is a forage fish somewhat related to the herring. Anchovies are placed in the family Engraulidae.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 6 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 243 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- European Anchovy
- Nederlands
- Ansjovis
- scientific name
- Engraulis encrasicolus
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Clupeiformes
- family
- Engraulidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 6
- sightings in Europe
- 73
- sightings worldwide
- 243
- GBIF records in NL
- 3,663
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 51910, Wikidata Q188387, GBIF 2414031, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.