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The anchovies
are a family (Engraulidae) of small, common
salt-water fish. The anchovy is a small green fish
with blue reflections due to a silver longitudinal
stripe that runs from the base of the caudal fin. It
is maximum nine inches (~23 cm) in length and body
shape is variable with more slender fish in northern
populations. The snout is blunt with small, sharp
teeth in both jaws. The mouth is larger than those
of herrings and silversides, two fish which they
closely resemble. It eats plankton and fry
(recently-hatched fish).
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