Engraulis japonicus

Japanese anchovy

Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Engraulidae
Genus:	Engraulis
Species:	E. japonicus
Binomial name
*Engraulis japonicus* Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Synonyms
Atherina japonica Houttuyn, 1782 Engraulis capensis (non Gilchrist, 1913) Engraulis japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Engraulis zollingeri Bleeker, 1849 Engraulus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Stolephorus celebicus Hardenberg, 1933 Stolephorus zollingeri (Bleeker, 1849)

Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) is a schooling fish of the family Engraulidae. It is common in the Pacific Ocean south from the Sea of Okhotsk, widespread in the Sea of Japan, Yellow Sea, and East China Sea, and near the coasts of Japan. They live up to 2–3 years, similar to European anchovy. They spawn from Taiwan to southern Sakhalin.