Anchovies as food Anchovies as food Anchovies are a family (Engraulidae) of small, common salt-water forage fish. There are 144 species in 17 genera, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anchovies are usually classified as an oily fish. They are small, green fish with blue reflections due to a silver longitudinal stripe that runs from the base of the caudal fin. They range from to in adult length, and the body shape is variable with more slender fish in northern populations. A traditional method of processing and preserving anchovies is to gut and salt them in brine, allow them to mature,
Black-stripe minnow Black-stripe minnow The black-stripe minnow ("Galaxiella nigrostriata") is a small freshwater species of fish in the Galaxiidae family. It is endemic to Western Australia where it is found in slow-running streams, ponds, swamps and ditches. "Galaxiella nigrostriata" males grow to a maximum length of and females to a maximum length of This species has 7-9 soft dorsal rays and 10-15 soft anal rays. This fish has a silvery-grey colouration with a yellow stripe flanked by black stripes that begins behind the eyes and terminates at the base of the tail. The black-stripe minnow is found in the South West region