Dominant anchovy (Engraulis), pilchard (Sardinops/Sardina), horse mackerel (Trachurus), hake (Merluccius), mackerel (Scomber) and bonito (Sarda) in the four EBC ecosystems (after Bakun and Parrish, 1980)

CALIFORNIA              PERU              CANARY               BENGUELA
  CURRENT              CURRENT            CURRENT               CURRENT

Engraulis mordax      E. ringens      E. encrasicholus       E. capensis

Sardinops sagax     Sardinops sagax  Sardina pilchardus    Sardinops ocellatus

Trachurus            T. symmetricus     T. trachurus         T. trachurus
   symmetricus

Merluccius             M. gayi         M. merluccius         M. capensis
   productus  

Scomber japonicus    S. japonicus       S. japonicus         S. japonicus

Sarda chiliensis     S. chiliensis       S. sarda             S. sarda