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type genus of the family Engraulidae
Synonym: genus Engraulis
Engraulis
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| Engraulis Fossil range: 11–0 Ma Late Miocene to Present[1] |
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| European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Engraulis Cuvier, 1816 |
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Engraulis is a genus of anchovies.
Species
- Argentine anchoita, Engraulis anchoita Hubbs & Marini, 1935
- Australian anchovy, Engraulis australis (White, 1790)
- European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Silver anchovy, Engraulis eurystole (Swain & Meek, 1885)
- Japanese anchovy, Engraulis japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
- Californian anchovy, Engraulis mordax Girard, 1854
- Peruvian anchoveta, Engraulis ringens Jenyns, 1842
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- Genera reference: Species of Engraulis. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Valid species of the genus Engraulis. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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