Engraulis

Engraulis is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains nine species.

Engraulis
Temporal range: 11–0 Ma

Late Miocene to Present[1]
A school of Californian anchovies, E. mordax.
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Engraulis

Cuvier, 1816
Species

See text.

Species

  • Engraulis albidus Borsa, Collet & J. D. Durand, 2004 (White anchovy)
  • Engraulis anchoita C. L. Hubbs & Marini, 1935 (Argentine anchoita)
  • Engraulis australis (J. White, 1790) (Australian anchovy)
  • Engraulis capensis Gilchrist, 1913 (Southern African anchovy)
  • Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) (European anchovy)
  • Engraulis eurystole (Swain & Meek, 1885) (Silver anchovy)
  • Engraulis japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 (Japanese anchovy)
  • Engraulis mordax Girard, 1854 (Californian anchovy)
  • Engraulis ringens Jenyns, 1842 (Peruvian anchoveta)

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-01-08.


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