Encrasicholina | |
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Encrasicholina purpurea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Engraulidae |
Subfamily: | Engraulinae |
Genus: | Encrasicholina Fowler, 1938 |
Type species | |
Encrasicholina punctifer Fowler, 1938 [1] |
Encrasicholina is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. They are widespread in the Indo-Pacific.
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: [2]
Clupeiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the herring family, Clupeidae, and the anchovy family, Engraulidae. The group includes many of the most important forage and food fish.
Scorpaenopsis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Brachypterois is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Phenacoscorpius, the no-lined scorpionfishes, is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are native to the western Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.
Stolephorus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. They are found in Atlantic and Indo-pacific
Anchovia is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains 3 species. There are found in the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic ocean.
Anchoviella is a genus of anchovies, native to coastal parts of the tropical western Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans, as well as rivers in South America.
Cetengraulis is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains two species.
Papuengraulis is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Engraulidae, the anchovies. The only species in the genus is Papuengraulis micropinna, the littlefin anchovy, bareback anchovy or little anchovy. This species is fround from the Gulf of Papua in Papua New Guinea and in Northern Territory, Australia from the Keep River estuary to the East Alligator River.
Netuma is a genus of sea catfishes found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in marine, brackish and fresh waters from the coasts of Africa to Australia to China. There are currently four recognized species in this genus.
Oxycheilinus is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Encrasicholina gloria, the Red Sea anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean.
Encrasicholina intermedia, the shiner anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean.
Encrasicholina macrocephala, the largehead anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean.
Encrasicholina heteroloba, the shorthead anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean.
Encrasicholina oligobranchus, also known as Philippine anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba, the short-head anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.
Thrissina is a genus of anchovies in the family Engraulidae. Some authorities regard this genus as invalid, and classify the species as part of Thryssa. FishBase considers eight species as valid.
The Ramcarat grenadier anchovy is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Engraulidae, the anchovies. This species is found in the northern Indian Ocean.