Encrasicholina macrocephala

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

Name

Encrasicholina macrocephala Hata & Motomura, 2015

Type locality: Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, 11°33'N, 43°10'E.

Etymology: macro- (= large); cephala (= head), referring to its “relatively” large head.

Hata, H. & Motomura, H. 2015. A new species of anchovy, Encrasicholina macrocephala (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3941(1): 117–124. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.6 Reference page.

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