Plural of anchoaLa family Engraulidae includes several genera of clupeiformes, commonly known as anchovies, anchovies, anchovies or anchovy, fish distributed in coastal waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea and in lakes of both fresh and salt water in temperate and warm waters. The first prepared this type of salacion of fish food, was done in Phoenicia, being then legacy for Greeks who expanded this food by all Europa.Los fish in the Engraulidae family are small, usually around 15 centimeters long; its colour varies from dark blue to light grey, but they usually present a band plated in the flank. They have a fusiform appearance, covered with large scales Cycloid that come off easily. The head is large, his eyes covered by a thin film, pointed snout and wide mouth.They form dense schools that ascend to the surface during the night from middle depths, to feed on plankton; largest supplement their diet with other fish species.