Anchoviella elongata (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923) .

Elongate Anchovy; Anchoveta Alargada.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from northern Belize to northern Colombia; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: To and Pa (Atlantic), 0– 5 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 990; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 2957; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).