Anchovy, the Glossary
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae.[1]
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109 relations: Aegean Sea, Alboran Sea, Amazonsprattus, Anchoa, Anchovia, Anchoviella, Anchovy paste, Ancient Rome, Aphrodisiac, Argentine anchoita, Atheriniformes, Barcola, Black Sea, Black sea bass, Boquerones en vinagre, Brackish water, Brown pelican, Caesar salad, CalCOFI, California halibut, Californian anchovy, Caper, Cetengraulis, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, Coilia, Crete, Crown group, Curing (food preservation), El Niño–Southern Oscillation, Elegant tern, Encrasicholina, Engraulis, Europe, European anchovy, European sprat, Family (biology), Finland, Fish fin, Fish preservation, Fish processing, Fish sauce, FishBase, Fisherman, Food and Agriculture Organization, Food Standards Agency, Forage fish, France, Garum, Gentleman's Relish, ... Expand index (59 more) »
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Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia.
Alboran Sea
The Alboran Sea is the westernmost portion of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between the Iberian Peninsula and the north of Africa (Spain on the north and Morocco and Algeria on the south).
Amazonsprattus
Amazonsprattus scintilla, the Rio Negro pygmy anchovy, is a fresh-water anchovy that is endemic to the Amazon River system in South America. Anchovy and Amazonsprattus are anchovies.
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Anchoa
Anchoa is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Engraulidae. Anchovy and Anchoa are anchovies.
Anchovia
Anchovia is a genus of anchovies. Anchovy and anchovia are anchovies.
Anchoviella
Anchoviella is a genus of anchovies, native to coastal parts of the tropical western Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans, as well as rivers in South America. Anchovy and Anchoviella are anchovies.
Anchovy paste
Anchovy paste is a fish paste food product prepared using anchovies as a primary ingredient.
Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
Aphrodisiac
An aphrodisiac is a substance alleged to increase libido, sexual desire, sexual attraction, sexual pleasure, or sexual behavior.
Argentine anchoita
The Argentine anchoita (Engraulis anchoita) or Argentine anchovy is an anchovy of the genus Engraulis, found in and around waters of Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil. Anchovy and Argentine anchoita are anchovies.
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Atheriniformes
The Atheriniformes, also known as the silversides, are an order of ray-finned fishes that includes the Old World silversides and several less-familiar families, including the unusual Phallostethidae.
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Barcola
Barcola (Barkovlje) is a maritime neighbourhood of Trieste, Italy.
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia.
Black sea bass
The black sea bass (Centropristis striata) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the groupers and anthias.
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Boquerones en vinagre
Boquerones en vinagre are a type of appetizer or tapa found in Spain.
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Brackish water
Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater.
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Brown pelican
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water.
Caesar salad
A Caesar salad (also spelled Cesar, César and Cesare) is a green salad of romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with lemon juice (or lime juice), olive oil, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, anchovies, garlic, Dijon mustard, Parmesan and black pepper.
CalCOFI
CalCOFI (California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations) is a multi-agency partnership formed in 1949 to investigate the collapse of the sardine population off California.
California halibut
The California halibut or California flounder (Paralichthys californicus) is a large-tooth flounder native to the waters of the Pacific Coast of North America from the Quillayute River in Washington to Magdalena Bay in Baja California.
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Californian anchovy
The Californian anchovy or northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) is a species of anchovy found in the Pacific Ocean, ranging from Mexico to British Columbia. Anchovy and Californian anchovy are anchovies.
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Caper
Capparis spinosa, the caper bush, also called Flinders rose, is a perennial plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers.
Cetengraulis
Cetengraulis is a genus of anchovies. Anchovy and Cetengraulis are anchovies.
Chinook salmon
The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is the largest and most valuable species of Pacific salmon.
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Coho salmon
The coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch; Karuk: achvuun) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family and one of the five Pacific salmon species.
Coilia
Coilia, the grenadier anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. Anchovy and Coilia are anchovies.
Crete
Crete (translit, Modern:, Ancient) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.
Crown group
In phylogenetics, the crown group or crown assemblage is a collection of species composed of the living representatives of the collection, the most recent common ancestor of the collection, and all descendants of the most recent common ancestor.
Curing (food preservation)
Curing is any of various food preservation and flavoring processes of foods such as meat, fish and vegetables, by the addition of salt, with the aim of drawing moisture out of the food by the process of osmosis.
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El Niño–Southern Oscillation
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon that emerges from variations in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean.
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Elegant tern
The elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) is a tern in the family Laridae.
Encrasicholina
Encrasicholina is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. Anchovy and Encrasicholina are anchovies.
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Engraulis
Engraulis is a genus of anchovies. Anchovy and Engraulis are anchovies.
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
European anchovy
The European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) is a forage fish somewhat related to the herring. Anchovy and European anchovy are anchovies.
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European sprat
The European sprat (Sprattus sprattus), also known as brisling, brisling sardine, bristling, garvie, garvock, Russian sardine, russlet, skipper or whitebait, is a species of small marine fish in the herring family Clupeidae.
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Family (biology)
Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.
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Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Fish fin
Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim.
Fish preservation
Fish preservation is the method of increasing the shelf life of fish and other fish products by applying the principles of different branches of science in order to keep the fish, after it has landed, in a condition wholesome and fit for human consumption.
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Fish processing
The term fish processing refers to the processes associated with fish and fish products between the time fish are caught or harvested, and the time the final product is delivered to the customer.
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Fish sauce
Fish sauce is a liquid condiment made from fish or krill that have been coated in salt and fermented for up to two years.
FishBase
FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish).
Fisherman
A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.
Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsOrganisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'alimentazione e l'agricoltura.
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Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Forage fish
Forage fish, also called prey fish or bait fish, are small pelagic fish that feed on plankton and other tiny organisms.
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
Garum
Garum is a fermented fish sauce that was used as a condiment in the cuisines of Phoenicia, ancient Greece, Rome, Carthage and later Byzantium.
Gentleman's Relish
Gentleman's Relish, also known as Patum Peperium (meaning "pepper paste" in Latin), is a British commercial brand of anchovy paste created in 1828 by John Osborn.
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Genus
Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.
Gulf of Trieste
The Gulf of Trieste is a shallow bay of the Adriatic Sea, in the extreme northern part of the Adriatic Sea.
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Herring
Herring are forage fish, mostly belonging to the family of Clupeidae. Anchovy and Herring are fish common names.
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is an American partnership of federal agencies designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species.
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Japanese amberjack
The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata, is a species of jack fish in the family Carangidae, native to the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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Japanese anchovy
The Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) is a schooling fish of the family Engraulidae. Anchovy and Japanese anchovy are anchovies.
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Jurengraulis
Jurengraulis juruensis, the Jurua anchovy, is a species of freshwater anchovy that is found in the Amazon River and its tributaries in Bolivia and Brazil. Anchovy and Jurengraulis are anchovies.
Juvenile fish
Fish go through various life stages between fertilization and adulthood.
List of commercially important fish species
This is a list of aquatic animals that are harvested commercially in the greatest amounts, listed in order of tonnage per year (2012) by the Food and Agriculture Organization.
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Lycengraulis
Lycengraulis is a genus of anchovies containing four recognized species. Anchovy and Lycengraulis are anchovies.
Lycothrissa
Lycothrissa crocodilus, the sabretooth thryssa, is a species of anchovy which occurs in fresh and brackish water in Southeast Asia. Anchovy and Lycothrissa are anchovies.
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Marine mammal
Marine mammals are mammals that rely on marine (saltwater) ecosystems for their existence.
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.
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Monte Bolca
Monte Bolca is a lagerstätte near Verona, Italy that was one of the first fossil sites with high quality preservation known to Europeans, and is still an important source of fossils from the Eocene.
Northern Iran
Northern Iran (lit), is a geographical term that refers to a relatively large and fertile area, consisting of the southern border of the Caspian Sea and the Alborz mountains.
Oily fish
Oily fish are fish species with oil (fats) in soft tissues and in the coelomic cavity around the gut.
Overfishing
Overfishing is the removal of a species of fish (i.e. fishing) from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i.e. the overexploitation of the fishery's existing fish stock), resulting in the species becoming increasingly underpopulated in that area.
Papuengraulis
Papuengraulis micropinna, the littlefin anchovy, is a species of marine/brackish water anchovy that is only found in the Gulf of Papua, the mouths of rivers that drain into it and the Arafura Sea. Anchovy and Papuengraulis are anchovies.
Peruvian anchoveta
The Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) is a species of fish of the anchovy family, Engraulidae, from the Southeast Pacific Ocean.
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Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
Plankton
Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in water (or air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against currents (or wind).
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.
Pseudosetipinna
Pseudosetipinna haizhouensis is a species of anchovy found in the waters around China. Anchovy and Pseudosetipinna are anchovies.
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Pterengraulis
Pterengraulis atherinoides, the wingfin anchovy is a species of anchovy which is found along the Atlantic coast of South America from the Orinoco Delta to Ceará, Brazil. Anchovy and Pterengraulis are anchovies.
Remoulade
Rémoulade is a cold sauce.
Rostral organ
The rostral organ of the coelacanth or similar in many other fish such as Anchovy is a large gel-filled cavity in the snout, with three pairs of canals to the outside.
Salinity
Salinity is the saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water, called saline water (see also soil salinity).
Salting (food)
Salting is the preservation of food with dry edible salt.
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Sardine
Sardine and pilchard are common names for various species of small, oily forage fish in the herring family Clupeidae. Anchovy and Sardine are fish common names.
Science (journal)
Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals.
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Setipinna
Setipinna, the hairfin anchovies, is a genus of anchovies. Anchovy and Setipinna are anchovies.
Shark
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.
Sicily
Sicily (Sicilia,; Sicilia,, officially Regione Siciliana) is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy.
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.
Sirocco
Sirocco, scirocco, or, rarely, siroc is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe, especially during the summer season.
Snout
A snout is the protruding portion of an animal's face, consisting of its nose, mouth, and jaw.
Southern African anchovy
The southern African anchovy (Engraulis capensis) is a species of anchovy which occurs in the southeast Atlantic Ocean near Namibia and South Africa. Anchovy and southern African anchovy are anchovies.
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Spain
Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.
Spawn (biology)
Spawn is the eggs and sperm released or deposited into water by aquatic animals.
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Stolephorus
Stolephorus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. Anchovy and Stolephorus are anchovies.
Striped bass
The striped bass (Morone saxatilis), also called the Atlantic striped bass, striper, linesider, rock, or rockfish, is an anadromous perciform fish of the family Moronidae found primarily along the Atlantic coast of North America.
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
Tethys Ocean
The Tethys Ocean (Τηθύς), also called the Tethys Sea or the Neo-Tethys, was a prehistoric ocean during much of the Mesozoic Era and early-mid Cenozoic Era.
Theodore Gill
Theodore Nicholas Gill (March 21, 1837 – September 25, 1914) was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist, and librarian.
Thryssa
Thryssa is a genus of anchovies in the family Engraulidae. Anchovy and Thryssa are anchovies.
Tooth
A tooth (teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food.
Trophic level
The trophic level of an organism is the position it occupies in a food web.
Tuna
A tuna (tunas or tuna) is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae (mackerel) family.
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
Type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Wiley (publisher)
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley, is an American multinational publishing company that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials.
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Worcestershire sauce
Worcestershire sauce or Worcester sauce (UK) is a fermented liquid condiment invented by the pharmacists John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins in the city of Worcester in Worcestershire, England, during the first half of the 19th century.
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Ypresian
In the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age or lowest stratigraphic stage of the Eocene.
1972 Peruvian anchoveta crisis
During the 1972 fishing season, Peruvian fisheries who largely depended on catching Peruvian anchovetas, a species of anchovy, faced a crisis in which the previously abundant population of anchovetas began to heavily deplete as a result of overfishing from previous seasons and as a result of that year's strong El Niño current.
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See also
Anchovies
- Amazonsprattus
- Anchoa
- Anchovia
- Anchovia clupeoides
- Anchovia macrolepidota
- Anchovia surinamensis
- Anchoviella
- Anchovies as food
- Anchovy
- Argentine anchoita
- Californian anchovy
- Cetengraulis
- Cetengraulis edentulus
- Cetengraulis mysticetus
- Coilia
- Encrasicholina
- Engraulis
- European anchovy
- Japanese anchovy
- Jurengraulis
- Lycengraulis
- Lycothrissa
- Papuengraulis
- Pseudosetipinna
- Pterengraulis
- Setipinna
- Setipinna taty
- Southern African anchovy
- Stolephorus
- Thryssa
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchovy
Also known as Anchovie, Anchovies, Chovies, Chovy, Coiliinae, Engraulid, Engraulidae, Engraulididae, Engraulinae, Sardele, Sardelle.
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