Anchoa compressa (Girard, 1858). Deepbody Anchovy. To 16.5 cm (6.5 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Morro Bay, central California (Miller and Lea 1972) to Bahía Magdalena, southern Baja California (Whitehead et al. 1988). Depth: intertidal to perhaps 19 m (61 ft) (min.: Carlisle et al. 1960; max.: Allen et al. 2002).