Japanese anchovy

The 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.

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Global capture production of Japanese anchovy ( Engraulis japonicus ) in million tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO [ 1 ]