Anchovy Provençal wise container 1 kg. Anchovy comes from a large family and is found all over the world. Anchovy is a small fish that can be compared to a sardine, but the anchovy is not related to the sardine. The anchovy is best known in southern Europe. Anchovy is also fished in the Netherlands. This is only periodic and seasonal. This specimen is found in the waters of southern Spain, more precisely the Gulf of Cadiz. Anchovy can grow to 20 cm in size and swims to a depth of 400 m. Anchovy has a small small small cup with a characteristic short lower jaw. The top of the fish has a dark blue / black color running to a silver belly side.