Engraulicypris gariepinus

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River sardine
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Genus: Engraulicypris
Species:
E. gariepinus
Binomial name
Engraulicypris gariepinus
Barnard, 1943 [2]
Synonyms [2]

Mesobola gariepinus(Barnard, 1943)

Engraulicypris gariepinus is an African species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. [3] It is found in the Orange River below the Augrabies Falls. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the river sardine. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Bills, R. (2018). "Engraulicypris gariepinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T126219629A126219792. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T126219629A126219792.en . Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Engraulicypris". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Engraulicypris gariepinus". FishBase . October 2024 version.
  4. ↑ 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. Bibcode:2016ZooK..641..121R. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.641.10434 . PMC   5240351 . PMID   28138294.
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