''Engraulicypris'' is a
genus
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of
fish
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in the
family
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Cyprinidae endemic
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to
Africa
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. 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''.
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Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Engraulicypris bredoi'' Poll
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, 1945 [
* '' Engraulicypris brevianalis'' ( Boulenger, 1908) ][ (river sardine)
* '' Engraulicypris gariepinus'' ]Barnard Barnard is a version of the surname Bernard, which is a French and West Germanic masculine given name and surname. The surname means as tough as a bear, Bar(Bear)+nard/hard(hardy/tough)
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People
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, 1943 [
* '' Engraulicypris howesi'' Riddin, I. R. Bills & Villet, 2016 ][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.''
* '' Engraulicypris ngalala'' Riddin, Villet & I. R. Bills, 2016 [
* '' Engraulicypris sardella'' ( Günther, 1868) (Lake Malawi sardine)
* '' Engraulicypris spinifer'' R. G. Bailey & Matthes, 1971 ][ (Malagarasi sardine)
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References
Cyprinidae genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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