Engraulicypris
Engraulicypris | |
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Illustration of Engraulicypris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Danioninae |
Genus: | Engraulicypris Günther, 1894 |
Synonyms | |
Mesobola Howes, 1984 [1] |
Engraulicypris is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to Africa. In a study of mitochondrial genealogy, the species formerly included in Mesobola are not phylogenetically separated from Engraulicypris and therefore should also be included in Engraulicypris.[1]
Species[]
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
- Engraulicypris bredoi Poll, 1945 [1]
- Engraulicypris brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) [1] (river sardine)
- Engraulicypris gariepinus Barnard, 1943 [1]
- Engraulicypris howesi , & , 2016 [1]
- Engraulicypris ngalala , & , 2016 [1]
- Engraulicypris sardella (Günther, 1868) (Lake Malawi sardine)
- Engraulicypris spinifer & , 1971 [1] (Malagarasi sardine)
References[]
Categories:
- Engraulicypris
- Cyprinidae genera
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Cyprinidae stubs