Engraulicypris
Engraulicypris is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae 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.[1]
Engraulicypris | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Illustration of Engraulicypris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Danioninae |
Genus: | Engraulicypris Günther, 1894 |
Synonyms | |
Mesobola Howes, 1984 [1] |
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
- Engraulicypris bredoi Poll, 1945 [1]
- Engraulicypris brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) [1] (river sardine)
- Engraulicypris gariepinus Barnard, 1943 [1]
- Engraulicypris howesi Riddin, I. R. Bills & Villet, 2016 [1]
- Engraulicypris ngalala Riddin, Villet & I. R. Bills, 2016 [1]
- Engraulicypris sardella (Günther, 1868) (Lake Malawi sardine)
- Engraulicypris spinifer R. G. Bailey & Matthes, 1971 [1] (Malagarasi sardine)
References
- 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.