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Northern anchovy
ON EXHIBIT: Open Sea
At the Aquarium
How do we keep our exhibits topped up with baitfish like anchovies? Local fishermen are key.
In southern California, breeding success and dispersal patterns appear related to oceanographic conditions, which affect the distribution of the birds' key prey, the northern anchovy.
Long Nosed Butterflyfish, Longnose Hawkfish, Longsnout Butterflyfish, Longspine Combfish, Lookdown Fish (Selene vomer), Majestic Angelfish, Mandarin Fish, Marine Beta Fish, Menpachi Squirrel, Monkeyface Eel, Moorish Idol, Moray Eel, Northern Anchovy, ...
Elegant Terns forage on a variety of different schooling fish, with northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) being their most important prey item. Other prey species include sardines, silversides, gobies, mackerels, and rarely, crustaceans.
 See also: Sardine, Anchovy, Crustacean, Silversides, Coral
  
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