Engraulicypris
| Engraulicypris | |
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| Engraulicypris brevianalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Chedrinae |
| Genus: | Günther, 1894 |
| Type species | |
| Engraulicypris pinguis Günther, 1894[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| Mesobola Howes, 1984 [2] | |
Engraulicypris is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae, the danionins or danios.[1] This genus is classified in the subfamily Chedrinae[3] and the species in the genus are endemic to Africa. In a study of mitochondrial genealogy, the species formerly included in Mesobola are not phylogenetically separated from Engraulicypris and therefore should also be included in Engraulicypris.[2]
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Engraulicypris bredoi Poll, 1945
- Engraulicypris brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (river sardine)
- Engraulicypris gariepinus Barnard, 1943
- Engraulicypris howesi Riddin, I. R. Bills & Villet, 2016
- Engraulicypris ngalala Riddin, Villet & I. R. Bills, 2016
- Engraulicypris sardella (Günther, 1868) (Lake Malawi sardine)
- Engraulicypris spinifer R. G. Bailey & Matthes, 1971 (Malagarasi sardine)
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chedrinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ a b Megan A. Riddin; Ian R. Bills & Martin H. Villet (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.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Engraulicypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 January 2025.