''Engraulis'' is a
genus
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of
anchovies
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.
More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
. It currently contains nine species.
Species
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Engraulis albidus
''Engraulis'' is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains nine species.
Species
* '' Engraulis albidus'' Borsa, Collet & J. D. Durand, 2004 (White anchovy)
* '' Engraulis anchoita'' C. L. Hubbs & Marini, 1935 (Argentine anchoita)
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Borsa, Collet
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& J. D. Durand, 2004 (White anchovy)
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Engraulis anchoita''
C. L. Hubbs & Marini
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, 1935 (Argentine anchoita)
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Engraulis australis''
( J. White, 1790) (Australian anchovy)
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Engraulis capensis
''Engraulis'' is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains nine species.
Species
* '' Engraulis albidus'' Borsa, Collet & J. D. Durand, 2004 (White anchovy)
* '' Engraulis anchoita'' C. L. Hubbs & Marini, 1935 (Argentine anchoita)
* '' En ...
''
Gilchrist, 1913 (Southern African anchovy)
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Engraulis encrasicolus''
(Linnaeus
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, 1758) (European anchovy)
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Engraulis eurystole''
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, 1885) (Silver anchovy)
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Engraulis japonicus
The Japanese anchovy (''Engraulis japonicus'') is a schooling fish of the family Engraulidae. It is common in the Pacific Ocean south from the Sea of Okhotsk, widespread in the Sea of Japan, Yellow Sea, and East China Sea, and near the coasts o ...
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Temminck
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& Schlegel
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, 1846 (Japanese anchovy)
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Engraulis mordax
The Californian anchovy or northern anchovy (''Engraulis mordax'') is a species of anchovy found in the Pacific Ocean, ranging from Mexico to British Columbia.
Relationship with humans Commercial fishing
As sardine populations declined in the Pa ...
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Girard, 1854 (Californian anchovy)
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Engraulis ringens
The Peruvian anchoveta (''Engraulis ringens'') is a species of fish of the anchovy family, Engraulidae, from the Southeast Pacific Ocean. It has yielded greater catches than any other single wild fish species in the world, with annual harvests ...
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Jenyns, 1842 (Peruvian anchoveta)
References
* Genera reference:
Valid species of the genus Engraulis FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
Extant Miocene first appearances
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
Anchovies
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