Fish of EBC Systems

Dominant anchovy (Engraulis), pilchard (Sardinops/Sardina), horse mackerel (Trachurus), hake (Merluccius), mackerel (Scomber) and bonito (Sarda) in the four EBC ecosystems (after Bakun and Parrish, 1980)

    CALIFORNIA              PERU              CANARY               BENGUELA
      CURRENT              CURRENT            CURRENT               CURRENT

    Engraulis mordax      E. ringens      E. encrasicholus       E. capensis

    Sardinops sagax     Sardinops sagax  Sardina pilchardus    Sardinops ocellatus

    Trachurus            T. symmetricus     T. trachurus         T. trachurus
       symmetricus

    Merluccius             M. gayi         M. merluccius         M. capensis
       productus

    Scomber japonicus    S. japonicus       S. japonicus         S. japonicus

    Sarda chiliensis     S. chiliensis       S. sarda             S. sarda