| Australian anchovy | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Engraulis |
| Species: | E. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Engraulis australis (J. White, 1790) | |
The Australian anchovy, Engraulis australis, is a species of anchovy of the family Engraulidae, found off south-east Australia, and around New Zealand.
The Australian anchovy feeds on plankton and is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. It is usually utilized as bait.