Encrasicholina

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Encrasicholina
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Encrasicholina purpurea
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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.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: [2]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anchovy</span> Family of fishes

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<i>Stolephorus</i> Genus of ray-finned fishes

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<i>Oxycheilinus</i> Genus of fishes

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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.

<i>Encrasicholina oligobranchus</i> Species of fish

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.

<i>Thrissina</i> Genus of ray-finned fishes

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Engraulidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Encrasicholina". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 Hata, H. & Motomura, H. (2016): Two new species of the genus Encrasicholina (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae): E. intermedia from the western Indian Ocean and E. gloria from the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Mediterranean. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 64: 79–88.
  4. 1 2 Hata, H. & Motomura, H. (2016): Validity of Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba (Hardenberg 1933) and redescription of Encrasicholina heteroloba (Rüppell 1837), a senior synonym of Encrasicholina devisi (Whitley 1940) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae). Ichthyological Research, 64 (1): 18–28.
  5. Hata, H. & Motomura, H. (2015): A new species of anchovy, Encrasicholina macrocephala (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3941 (1): 117–124.