20-413: This article is about the proper name. For the fish, see anchovy and herring . For the sauce, see garum . For the organization abbreviated as ALEC, see American Legislative Exchange Council . Alec Gender Male Other names See also Alek Alex Alexander Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex . It may be
40-6284: A shortened form of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include: People [ edit ] Alec Aalto (1942–2018), Finnish diplomat Alec Acton (1938–1994), English footballer Alec Albiston (1917–1998), Australian rules footballer Alec Alston (1937–2009), English footballer Alec and Peter Graham (1881–1957), New Zealand mountaineers, guides, and hotel operators Alec Anderson (American football, born 1894) (1894–1953), American NFL player Alec Asher (born 1991), American MLB player Alec Ashworth (1939–1995), English professional footballer Alec Astle (born 1949), New Zealand former cricketer Alec Atkinson (1919–2015), British Royal Air Force officer and civil servant Alec B. Francis (1867–1934), English silent-film actor Alec Bagot (1893–1968), South Australian adventurer, polemicist, and politician Alec Baillie (died 2020), American bassist Alec Baldwin (born 1958), American actor Alec Bangham (1921–2010), British biophysicist Alec Bartlett (born 1993), American soccer player Alec Bathgate , New Zealand musician Alec Bedser (1918–2010), English professional cricketer Alec Bedser (South African cricketer) (1948–1981), South African cricketer Alec Beechman (1896–1965), British barrister and politician Alec Benjamin (born 1994), American singer-songwriter Alec Bennett (1897–1973), Irish-Canadian motorcycle racer Alec Berg (born 1969 or 1970), American comedy and television writer of Swedish descent Alec Bettinger (born 1995), American MLB player Alec Birrell (1885–1948), Australian rules footballer, military personnel, and doctor Alec Birtwell (1908–1974), English cricketer Alec Bishop (1897–1984), British Army officer and administrator Alec Blakeman (1918–1994), English professional footballer Alec Boden (1925–2011), Scottish footballer Alec Bohm (born 1996), American MLB player Alec Bonnett (1922–1992), British sports shooter Alec Boswell Timms (1872–1922), Australian-born international rugby union player Alec Brader (born 1942), English professional footballer, schoolteacher, and youth athletics coach Alec Brady (1870–1913), Scottish professional footballer Alec Bregonzi (1930–2006), English actor Alec Briggs (born 1939), English former professional footballer Alec Broers, Baron Broers (born 1938), British electrical engineer Alec Brook (1911–1986), English international table tennis player Alec Brook-Krasny (born 1958), American politician Alec Brown (born 1992), American professional basketball player Alec Brown (snooker player) (1908–1995), English snooker player Alec Brownstein (born 1980), American creative marketer, writer, and film director Alec Burgess (1906–1990), English cricketer Alec Burks (born 1991), American NBA player Alec Burleson (born 1998), American MLB player Alec Burns (1907–2003), English track and field athlete Alec Burns (cricketer) (born 1948), Trinidad and Tobago former cricketer Alec Butler (born 1959), Canadian playwright Alec C. Snowden (1901–1983), British film producer Alec Cairncross (1911–1998), Scottish economist Alec Cameron (disambiguation) , several people Alec Campbell (disambiguation) , several people Alec Cannon , English footballer Alec Carruthers Gould (1870–1948), English illustrator and landscape- and marine painter Alec Cartio (born 1976), Iranian-Swedish-American music video-, automotive commercial-, and film director Alec Chamberlain (born 1964), English former professional footballer Alec Cheyne (1907–1983), Scottish footballer Alec Chien , classical pianist from Hong Kong Alec Christie , British writer, film producer, and actor Alec Clarey (born 1994), English rugby union player Alec Clarke (1904–1959), South African cricketer Alec Clegg (1909–1986), English educationalist Alec Cleland (born 1970), Scottish professional footballer and coach Alec Clifton-Taylor (1907–1985), English architectural historian Alec Clunes (1912–1970), English actor and theatrical manager Alec Clydesdale (1875–1947), Australian politician Alec Cobbe (born 1945), Irish designer, artist, musical instrument collector, and decorator Alec Coles (born 1959), British-Australian art curator Alec Connell (1900–1958), Canadian NHL player Alec Cooke, Baron Cooke of Islandreagh (1920–2007), Irish politician and Royal Navy officer Alec Coombes (born 1995), Scottish rugby union player Alec Coppel (1907–1972), Australian-born screenwriter, novelist, and playwright Alec Coppen (1923–2019), British psychiatrist Alec Coryton (1895–1981), British Air Force commander Alec Cowan (born 1996), Canadian cyclist Alec Coxon (1916–2006), English cricketer Alec Craig (1884–1945), Scottish actor Alec Crikis (1944–2016), Australian sports shooter Alec Croft (born 1937), English former professional footballer Alec Crozier (1904–1974), Australian rules footballer Alec Cunningham (1905–1981), English cricketer Alec Cunningham-Reid (1895–1977), British military personnel Alec Dankworth (born 1960), English jazz musician Alec David Young (1913–2005), British aeronautical engineer Alec Davies (born 1962), Scottish former cricketer and current physical education teacher Alec Davies (footballer) (1920–1998), Scottish footballer Alec Debnam (1921–2003), English cricketer and Royal Air Force member Alec de Candole (1897–1918), English poet and military personnel Alec Denton (born 1994), English footballer Alec Devon Kreider (1991–2017), American murderer Alec Dick (footballer) (1865–1925), Scottish footballer Alec Dickson (1914–1994), British activist and V.S.O. founder Alec Distaso (1948–2009), American MLB player Alec Dockar (1920–1994), English professional rugby league footballer Alec Donald (1900–1952), Scottish professional footballer Alec Douglas (1939–2014), South African cricketer Alec Douglas-Home (1903–1995), British politician, Prime Minister of
60-475: Is also available. Fishermen also use anchovies as bait for larger fish, such as tuna and sea bass . The strong taste people associate with anchovies is due to the curing process. Fresh anchovies, known in Italy as alici , have a much milder flavor. The anchovies from Barcola (in the local dialect: sardoni barcolani ) are particularly popular. These white fleshy fish, which are only found at Sirocco in
80-410: Is blunt with tiny, sharp teeth in both jaws. The snout contains a unique rostral organ , believed to be electro-sensory in nature, although its exact function is unknown. The mouth is larger than that of herrings and silversides , two fish which anchovies closely resemble in other respects. The anchovy eats plankton and recently hatched fish . Anchovies are found in scattered areas throughout
100-542: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Anchovy See text An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae . Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water , and some in South America are restricted to fresh water. More than 140 species are placed in 16 genera ; they are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, and in
120-968: The Broadchurch TV show by Chris Chibnall Alec Holland , fictional character in the Swamp Thing comic series See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Alec All pages with titles containing Alec Alec Hunter Academy , British school American Legislative Exchange Council , nonprofit organization of conservative state legislators and private sector representatives Alek , given name References [ edit ] ^ Hanks, Patrick ; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names . Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press . p. 46. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 . OCLC 67869278 . Retrieved 20 November 2024 . [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
140-622: The Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea . Anchovies are usually classified as oily fish . Anchovies are classified into two subfamilies and 16 genera: Anchovies are small, green fish with blue reflections due to a silver-colored longitudinal stripe that runs from the base of the caudal (tail) fin . They range from 2 to 40 centimetres (1 to 15 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) in adult length, and their body shapes are variable with more slender fish in northern populations. The snout
160-497: The Black Sea . This species is regularly caught along the coasts of Crete , Greece , Sicily , Italy , France , Turkey , Northern Iran , Portugal and Spain . They are also found on the coast of northern Africa. The range of the species also extends along the Atlantic coast of Europe to the south of Norway. Spawning occurs between October and March, but not in water colder than 12 °C (54 °F). The anchovy appears to spawn at least 100 kilometres (55 nautical miles) from
180-640: The Gulf of Trieste , achieve the highest prices. In Sweden and Finland , the name "anchovies" is related strongly to a traditional seasoning, hence the product "anchovies" is normally made of sprats and herring can be sold as "anchovy-spiced". Fish from the family Engraulidae are instead known as sardell in Sweden and sardelli in Finland , leading to confusion when translating recipes. In Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia , Singapore , Malaysia and
200-784: The Philippines , they are deep-fried and eaten as a snack or a side dish. They are known as ikan bilis in Malay, ikan teri in Indonesian and dilis in Filipino. The earliest known fossil records of anchovy relatives are of large predatory stem -anchovies ( Clupeopsis and Monosmilus ) from the early and middle Eocene of the Tethys Ocean , in Belgium and Pakistan. The large fangs of these early anchovy relatives has led to
220-1052: The Center of the Earth Alec Trevelyan , fictional character in GoldenEye Alec of the Volturi coven in the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer Alec Ramsay, fictional character in The Black Stallion books and movies Alec Ryder father of protagonist in Mass Effect Andromeda Alec D'Urberville, fictional character in Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Alec Scudder, fictional character in Maurice by E.M. Forster DI Alec Hardy, fictional character in
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#1732780403071240-5961: The International Baccalaureate Alec Pierce (born 2000), American football player Alec Poitevint (born 1947), American politician Alec Poole (born 1943), Irish racing driver Alec Potts (born 1996), Australian competitive archer Alec Price (1913–1999), Australian cricketer Alec Proudfoot (1906–1995), Australian rules footballer Alec Purdie (born 1988), American soccer player Alec Puro (born 1975), American musician, songwriter, and composer Alec R. Costandinos (born 1944), French composer, music producer, and singer-songwriter Alec Rasizade (born 1947), Azerbaijani-American retired professor Alec Rauhauser (born 1995), American ice hockey player Alec Rayme (born 1978), American actor Alec Reed (born 1934), English business writer, philanthropist, and humanist Alec Reeves (1902–1971), British scientist Alec Regula (born 2000), American NHL player Alec Reid (1931–2013), Irish Catholic priest Alec Reid (footballer) (1897–1969), Scottish footballer Alec Reid (rugby union) (1878–1952), South African international rugby union player Alec Riddolls (1908–1963), New Zealand cricketer Alec Robertson (disambiguation) , several people Alec Rodger (1907–1982), British occupational psychologist Alec Rose (1908–1991), English nursery owner and fruit merchant Alec Ross (disambiguation) , several people Alec Roth (born 1948), English composer Alec Rowley (1892–1958), English composer, organist, pianist, lecturer, and music writer Alec Roxburgh (1910–1985), English professional footballer Alec Russell , English journalist Alec Ryrie (born 1971), British historian of religion, Anglican, and writer Alec Sabin (born 1947), British actor Alec Scheiner (born 1973), American attorney and private equity investor Alec Scott (1906–1978), British horse rider Alec Secăreanu (born 1984), Romanian stage, television, and film actor Alec Sehon (1924–2018), Romanian-born Canadian immunologist Alec Seward (1901–1972), American singer-songwriter and guitarist Alec Shankly , Scottish professional footballer Alec Shelbrooke (born 1976), British politician Alec Shellogg (1914–1968), American NFL player Alec Shepperson (born 1936), English amateur golfer Alec Skelding (1886–1960), English cricketer and umpire Alec Skempton (1914–2001), British civil engineer Alec Sloan (1870–1938), Australian rules footballer Alec Smight (born 1959), American film editor and television director Alec Smith (disambiguation) , several people Alec Snow (born 1945), Canadian businessperson and former politician Alec Sokolow (born 1965), American screenwriter Alec Soth (born 1969), American photographer Alec Southwell (1926–2018), Australian judge Alec Spalding (1923–2007), British radar operator and agricultural economist Alec Stander (born 1979), South African cricketer Alec Statham (1912–1977), British speedway rider Alec Stevens (born 1965), Brazilian-born American author, illustrator, and musician Alec Stewart (disambiguation) , several people Alec Stock (1917–2001), English footballer and manager Alec Stokes (1919–2003), British physicist Alec Stone Sweet , American political scientist and jurist Alec Su (born 1973), Taiwanese musician and actor Alec Sulkin (born 1973), American writer, producer, and voice actor Alec Sundly (born 1992), American soccer player Alec Sutherland (1922–2014), Scottish swimmer, swimming coach, mountain climber, and airman Alec Swann (born 1976), English former cricketer Alec Talbot (1902–1975), English footballer Alec Taylor (disambiguation) , several people Alec Templeton (1909–1963), British composer Alec Tennant , Australian former professional rugby league footballer Alec Thomas (1894–?), Canadian fisherman, trapper, longshoreman, logger, interpreter, anthropologist, and politician Alec Thompson (1916–2001), English cricketer Alec Thomson (1873–1953), English-born Australian politician Alec Thomson (footballer) (1901–1975), Scottish footballer Alec Thurlow (1922–1956), English footballer Alec Tidey (born 1955), Canadian former NHL player Alec Tod (1898–1977), British equestrian Alec Torelli (born 1987), American poker player Alec Trendall (1928–2013), English geologist, poet, and explorer Alec Troup (1909–?), Scottish professional rugby league footballer Alec Udell (born 1995), American racing driver Alec Urosevski (born 1994), Australian footballer Alec Utgoff (born 1986), Soviet-born English actor Alec Valentine (1928–1997), Scottish international rugby union footballer Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (born 1998), Belgian footballer Alec Vary (1908–1977), Australian rules footballer Alec Vidler (1899–1991), English Anglican priest, theologian, and ecclesiastical historian Alec Vinci (born 1999), Australian professional footballer Alec Wainman (1913–1989), British photographer, Quaker, and Slavonic scholar Alec Waterman (born 1996), Australian rules footballer Alec Waugh (1898–1981), British novelist Alec Wilder (1907–1980), American composer Alec Wilkinson (born 1952), American writer Alec Wills (1911–1941), English cricketer and Royal Air Force officer Alec Wintering (born 1995), American basketball player Alec Wood (1933–2016), Australian mycologist Alec Yoder (born 1997), American artistic gymnast Alec Young (1925–2010), Scottish footballer and coach Anthony Seibu Alec Abban (1928–1985), Ghanaian politician Fiction [ edit ] Alec, protagonist in Lonely Freddy,
260-11033: The U.K. (1963–1964) Alec Down (1914–1995), British archaeologist Alec Duffy (born 1975), American writer and theater director Alec Dufty (born 1987), American former soccer player and current coach Alec Eason (1889–1956), Australian rules footballer, coach, and administrator Alec Eist (1929–1982), British police officer and Navy personnel Alec Elliot (born 1996), Canadian competitive Paralympic swimmer Alec Empire (born 1972), German musician Alec Epis (born 1937), Australian former footballer Alec Erwin (born 1948), South African politician Alec Evans (born 1939), Australian former rugby union footballer and coach Alec Farley (1925–2010), English professional footballer Alec Farmer (1908–1986), Scottish professional footballer Alec Farrall (born 1936), English former professional footballer Alec Farrow (1894–1955), Australian rules footballer Alec Finlay (born 1966), Scottish artist Alec Finn (1944–2018), British musician Alec Firth (1892–?), British trade union official Alec Foege , American author and magazine journalist Alec Fong Lim (1931–1990), Australian politician Alec Fraser (disambiguation) , several people Alec Fyfe (1909–1973), Australian rules footballer Alec G. Olson (born 1930), American politician Alec Gallimore , American aerospace engineer Alec Gallup (1928–2009), American pollster Alec Garnett , American politician Alec Gaskell (1932–2014), English professional footballer Alec Geddes (1878–?), Scottish communist activist Alec George Horwood (1914–1944), British soldier Alec Georgen (born 1998), French professional footballer Alec Gibson (born 1963), American former NFL player Alec Gillies (1875–1932), Scottish footballer Alec Glassey (1887–1970), British politician Alec Glen , Scottish amateur footballer Alec Gores (born 1953), American billionaire businessman Alec Graham (1929–2021), English Anglican bishop Alec Grant (1893–1966), New Zealand cricketer and military personnel of Australian descent Alec Gray (disambiguation) , several people Alec Greven , American self-help author Alec Grieve (1864–1933), Dundee artist Alec Guinness (1914–2000), English actor Alec Hall (English footballer) (1909–1992), English footballer Alec Hanley Bemis , American writer, manager, and record producer Alec Hannan (1916–2002), South African boxer Alec Hansen (born 1994), American former baseball player Alec Hardie (1900–1975), Scottish professional footballer Alec Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1894–1960), British Army personnel Alec Hardy (1891–1970), Anglican bishop Alec Harper (1910–2003), English polo player and Indian Army officer Alec Harris (1897–1974), Welsh spiritualist medium Alec Hastilow (1895–1975), English cricketer and cricket administrator Alec Head (1924–2022), French horse trainer and breeder Alec Hearne (1863–1952), English cricketer Alec Hellewell (1880–1934), English footballer Alec Hepburn (born 1993), English rugby union player Alec Herd (1911–1982), Scottish professional footballer Alec Higgins (1908–1965), English professional rugby league footballer Alec Hill (1916–2008), Australian military historian and academic Alec Holowka (1983–2019), Canadian game programmer, designer, and musician Alec Hooper (1900–1978), English professional footballer Alec Horsley (1902–1993), British businessman, Quaker, and peace activist Alec Horwood (1914–1944), British Army officer Alec Hosie (1890–1957), English cricketer Alec Howie (1913–1940), Indian Army cricketer and British Army personnel Alec Hurley (1871–1913), English music hall singer Alec Hurwood (1902–1982), Australian cricketer Alec Inch (1915–1994), Australian engine driver and politician Alec Ingold (born 1996), American NFL player Alec Ingwersen (1941–2016), Australian rules footballer Alec Issigonis (1906–1988), Greek-British car designer Alex Jackson (disambiguation) , several people Alec James (cricketer) (1889–1961), Welsh cricketer Alec Jason (1911–2000), English actor Alec Jeffreys (born 1950), British geneticist Alec Jenkins (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player Alec John Dawson (1872–1951), English author Alec John Such (1951–2022), American bassist, former member of Bon Jovi Alec Johnson (born 1944), English former cricketer Alec Johnson (rugby league) (1901–?), Australian rugby league footballer Alec Jones (1924–1983), British politician Alec Julian Tyndale-Biscoe (1906–1997), English naval engineer and officer Alec K. Redfearn , American musician and composer Alec Kann (born 1990), American MLS player Alec Kaplan (1890–1963), South African philatelist Alec Karakatsanis (born 1983), American civil rights lawyer, social justice advocate, public defender, and prison reformer Alec Kay (1879–1917), Scottish professional footballer and military personnel Alec Kellaway (1894–1973), Australian actor of South African descent Alec Kennedy (1891–1959), Scottish cricketer Alec Kerr (1876–1953), New Zealand cricketer Alec Kessler (1967–2007), American basketball player and orthopedic surgeon Alec King (1874–1954), Australian rules footballer and officer Alec Kirkbride (1897–1978), British diplomat Alec Kirkland (1900–?), Irish footballer Alec Kitson (1921–1997), British trade unionist and official Alec Knight (1939–2023), British chaplain Alec Kruger (1924–2015), Australian non-fiction writer Alec Lamont (1850–1934), English barrister Alec Lanham-Love (born 1961), South African sailor Alec Law (1910–?), Scottish professional footballer Alec Lazenby (born 1927), English-born Australian academic and writer Alec Lazo , Cuban-American ballroom dancer Alec Lemon (born 1991), American former football player Alec Leonce (born 1962), British bobsledder Alec Leslie (1900–1961), Scottish professional footballer Alec Lindsay (born 1948), English former footballer Alec Lindstrom (born 1998), American football player Alec Linwood (1920–2003), Scottish footballer Alec Logan (1882–1918), Scottish footballer Alec Longstreth (born 1979), American comics creator and illustrator Alec Lorimer (1896–?), Scottish footballer and ASL player Alec Lorimore (born 1948), American film director, film producer, and screenwriter Alec Lucas (born 1945), Welsh former professional footballer Alec Luyckx (born 1995), Belgian professional footballer Alec MacKaye (born 1966), American punk vocalist Alec Mackie (Irish footballer) (1903–1984), Irish footballer Alec Mackie (Scottish footballer) , Scottish footballer Alec Mango (1911–1989), English actor Alec Mann (1902–?), English professional snooker player Alec Mapa (born 1965), Filipino-American actor Alec Marantz (born 1959), American linguist and researcher Alec Marks (1910–1983), Australian cricketer Alec Marr , Australian environmentalist Alec Marsh (born 1998), American MLB player Alec Marshall , American professional soccer player Alec Martinez (born 1987), American NHL player Alec Mathieson (1921–2022), Australian rules former footballer Alec Mawhinney (1894–1967), Australian rules footballer Alec Mazo (born 1978), Belarusian American producer and former professional dancer Alec McCartney (1879–1968), Irish international footballer Alec McClure (1892–1971), English professional footballer Alec McCowen (1925–2007), English actor Alec McCue (1927–1989), Scottish professional footballer Alec McDonald (disambiguation) , several people Alec McHoul (born 1952), Anglo-Australian ethnomethodologist Alec McKenzie (1882–1968), Australian rules footballer Alec McLean (born 1950), New Zealand former rower Alec McNair (1882–1951), Scottish footballer and manager Alec Mercer (1891–1977), English footballer Alec Merrison (1924–1989), British physicist Alec Mildren (1915–1998), Australian racing driver Alec Mills (born 1991), American MLB player Alec Mills (soccer) (born 2000), Australian professional footballer Alec Milne (born 1937), Scottish former professional footballer Alec Milne (footballer, born 1889) (1889–1970), English footballer Alec Monk (born 1942), British businessman and brewer Alec Monopoly (born 1980s), American graffiti artist and DJ Alec Monteath (1941–2021), Scottish television actor and broadcaster Alec Monteith (1886–1972), New Zealand politician, farmer, and trade unionist Alec Moores (1919–2014), Canadian politician Alec Morgan (1908–1957), Australian rules footballer Alec Morris (fl. 1910s), New Zealand professional rugby league footballer Alec Moyse (1935–1994), English footballer Alec Mudimu (born 1995), Zimbabwean footballer Alec Muffett (born 1968), Anglo-American internet-security evangelist, architect, and software engineer Alec Mullen (born 1966), Scottish former boxer Alec Musser (1973–2024), American fitness model and actor Alec Mutch (1889–1960), Australian rules footballer and umpire Alec N. Wildenstein (1940–2008), French-born American billionaire businessman, art dealer, racehorse owner, and breeder Alec Năstac (born 1949), Romanian boxer and Olympic medalist Alec Naylor Dakin (1912–2003), English Egyptologist, cryptographer, and schoolmaster Alec Neill (born 1950), New Zealand politician Alec Nevala-Lee (born 1980), American novelist, biographer, and science fiction writer Alec Newman (born 1974), Scottish actor Alec Ogilvie (1882–1962), British early aviation pioneer Alec Ogilvie (businessman) (1913–1997), British business executive Alec Ogletree (born 1991), American NFL player Alec O'Hanley , member of Two Hours Traffic Alec O'Leary , Irish musician and director Alec Olney (1922–2017), British long-distance runner Alec O'Riordan (born 1940), Irish former cricketer Alec Ormiston (1884–1952), Scottish footballer Alec Ounsworth (born 1977), American singer-songwriter and guitarist Alec Oxenford , Argentine entrepreneur Alec Page (born 1993), Canadian former competitive swimmer Alec Pantaleo (born 1996), American wrestler Alec Parker (born 1974), American former rugby union player Alec Parker (cricketer) (born 1955), Australian cricketer Alec Peak (1916–1997), Australian rules footballer Alec Pearce (1910–1982), English cricketer Alec Pecker (1893–1975), British painter Alec Peters (born 1995), American NBA player Alec Peterson (1908–1988), British educator, founder of
280-413: The combined effects of overfishing and El Niño and did not fully recover for two decades. A traditional method of processing and preserving anchovies is to gut and salt them in brine, allow them to cure , and then pack them in oil or salt. This results in a characteristic strong flavor and the flesh turning a deep grey. Pickled in vinegar, as with Spanish boquerones , anchovies are milder and
300-733: The flesh retains a white color. In Roman times, anchovies were the base for the fermented fish sauce garum . Garum had a sufficiently long shelf life for long-distance commerce, and was produced in industrial quantities. Anchovies were also eaten raw as an aphrodisiac . Today, they are used in small quantities to flavor many dishes. Because of the strong flavor, they are also an ingredient in several sauces and condiments, including Worcestershire sauce , caesar salad dressing, remoulade , Gentleman's Relish , many fish sauces , and in some versions of Café de Paris butter . For domestic use, anchovy fillets are packed in oil or salt in small tins or jars, sometimes rolled around capers . Anchovy paste
320-566: The mouth and out the gills, food particles are sieved by gill rakers and transferred into the esophagus. * Type species On average, the Turkish commercial fishing fleet catches around 300,000 tons per year, mainly in winter. The largest catch is in November and December. The Peruvian anchovy fishery is one of the largest in the world , far exceeding catches of the other anchovy species. In 1972, it collapsed catastrophically due to
340-414: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alec&oldid=1258628532 " Categories : Given names English masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
360-1217: The second story in Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights 2: Fetch. Alec the Great , American newspaper comic strip Alec Forbes of Howglen , Scottish novel by George MacDonald Alec: A Novel , 2021 continuation of Maurice (1975) Alec Gilroy , fictional character in Coronation Street Alec of Kerry , fictional character in The Nightrunner Series by Lynn Flewelling Alec Lightwood , fictional character in The Shadowhunter Chronicles Alec Mason, fictional character in Red Faction: Guerilla Alec McDowell , fictional character in Dark Angel Alec McEwan, fictional character in Journey to
380-634: The shore, near the surface of the water. The anchovy is a significant food source for almost every predatory fish in its environment, including the California halibut , rock fish , yellowtail , shark , chinook , and coho salmon . It is also extremely important to marine mammals and birds; for example, breeding success of California brown pelicans and elegant terns is strongly connected to anchovy abundance. Anchovies, like most clupeoids (herrings, sardines and anchovies), are filter-feeders that open their mouths as they swim. As water passes through
400-532: The world's oceans, but are concentrated in temperate waters, and are rare or absent in very cold or very warm seas. They are generally very accepting of a wide range of temperatures and salinity . Large schools can be found in shallow, brackish areas with muddy bottoms, as in estuaries and bays. The European anchovy is abundant in the Mediterranean, particularly in the Alboran Sea , Aegean Sea and
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