Taxonavigation: Clupeoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Clupei
Superordo: Clupeomorpha
Ordo: Clupeiformes
Subordo: Clupeoidei

Familia: Engraulidae
Genus: Encrasicholina

Species: Encrasicholina gloria

Name

Encrasicholina gloria Hata & Motomura, 2016

  • Holotype: MNHN 1966-0646.
  • Paratypes (13): BMNH 1984.5.16.9–15 (5); HUJ 20531, 20269 (3); KAUM–I 80906; MNHN 1942-0049 (3).

Type locality: Suez Bay, Egypt, 29°54’00”N, 32°31’12”E.

Etymology: The specific name gloria is derived from the Latin meaning “glory”, in reference to the brilliant silver stripe along the body.

References

  • Hata, H. & Motomura, H. 2016. Two new species of the genus Encrasicholina (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae): E. intermedia from the western Indian Ocean and E. gloria from the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Mediterranean. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 64: 79–88. PDF. Reference page. 
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