European anchovy
Boquerón, aladroque, bocarte is the name by which this blue fish of about 15-20cm is known. with a high commercial value for human consumption mainly. On the Cantabrian coast it is also known as anchovy.
The bocarte abounds throughout the year throughout the Mediterranean Sea, from South Africa to southern Norway, it is also present in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
We find this fish in surface waters (where it feeds) up to a depth of 100 m. forming large schools since it is a very sociable fish.
Their diet consists of plankton, larvae or small mollusks.
