Lycengraulis
Lycengraulis is a genus of anchovies containing four recognized species. They are restricted to the Western Hemisphere in the waters in and around Central America and South America.
| Lycengraulis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Subfamily: | Engraulinae |
| Genus: | Lycengraulis Günther, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Engraulis grossidens Agassiz, 1829 | |
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Lycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868) (Bates' sabretooth anchovy)
- Lycengraulis figueiredoi Loeb & Alcântara, 2013[2]
- Lycengraulis grossidens (Agassiz, 1829) (Atlantic sabretooth anchovy)
- Lycengraulis limnichthys L. P. Schultz, 1949
- Lycengraulis poeyi (Kner, 1863) (Pacific sabretooth anchovy)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Lycengraulis in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Loeb, M.V. & Alcântara, A.V. (2013): A new species of Lycengraulis Günther, 1868 (Clupeiformes: Engraulinae) from the Amazon basin, Brazil, with comments on Lycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868). Zootaxa, 3693 (2): 200–206.
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