enˈgrȯləˌdē : a family of small fishes related to the herrings and comprising the anchovies

Small silvery, herring-like fishes with a conical snout extending beyond the lower jaw, a large mouth reaching well beyond the eye, a single short-based dorsal fin at about mid-body, pectoral fins low on the sides, pelvic fins abdominal, originating before or below the dorsal-fin base, a forked tail and a wide silvery stripe along the mid-sides.

fish anchovy, any of numerous schooling saltwater fishes of the family Engraulidae (order Clupeiformes) related to the herring and distinguished by a large mouth, almost always extending behind the eye, and by a pointed snout.

Clupeiformes / ˈkluːpiːɪfɔːrmiːz / is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae. The group includes many of the most important forage and food fish.