Engraulicypris
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]
| Engraulicypris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Engraulicypris Günther, 1894 |
| Synonyms | |
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Mesobola Howes, 1984 [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 Riddin, I. R. Bills & Villet, 2016 [1]
- Engraulicypris ngalala Riddin, Villet & I. R. Bills, 2016 [1]
- Engraulicypris sardella (Günther, 1868) (Lake Malawi sardine)
- Engraulicypris spinifer R. G. Bailey & Matthes, 1971 [1] (Malagarasi sardine)
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References
- Riddin, M.A., Bills, I.R. & Villet, M.H. (2016): Phylogeographic, morphometric and taxonomic re-evaluation of the river sardine, Mesobola brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Chedrini). ZooKeys, 641: 121–150.
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