Jurengraulis

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Jurengraulis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Subfamily: Engraulinae
Genus: Jurengraulis
Whitehead, 1988
Species:
J. juruensis
Binomial name
Jurengraulis juruensis
(Boulenger, 1898)

Jurengraulis juruensis, the Jurua anchovy, is a species of freshwater anchovy that is found in the Amazon River and its tributaries in Bolivia and Brazil. It is the only species in its genus.

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