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 heteroloba

Name

Encrasicholina heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837)

  • Lectotype: ?SMF 4305.
  • Paralectotypes: BMNH 1845.10.29.104 (1); ?RMNH 3341 [ex SMF] (1); SMF 4714-17 (4).

Type locality: Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea.

Etymology: etymology not explained and allusion not evident, possibly hetero- (= different), and lobus (= lobe), referring to distinctiveness of large, erect scales on each side of caudal fin. (From The ETYFish project)

Synonyms

Vernacular names

English: Shorthead Anchovy

References

  • Hata, H. & Motomura, H. 2016. Validity of Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba (Hardenberg 1933) and redescription of Encrasicholina heteroloba (Rüppell 1837), a senior synonym of Encrasicholina devisi (Whitley 1940) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae). Ichthyological Research, First online: 20 June 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-016-0529-4 Reference page. 
  • Rüppell, W.P.E.S. 1837. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main. i–ii + 1–148, Pls. 1–33. [1837: 53–80, Pls. 15–21]. Reference page. 
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