River sardine | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Danionidae |
Genus: | Engraulicypris |
Species: | E. gariepinus |
Binomial name | |
Engraulicypris gariepinus | |
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]