''Encrasicholina'' is a
genus
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of
ray-finned fish
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in the
family
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Engraulidae
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.
More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
. They are widespread in the
Indo-Pacific
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.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Encrasicholina auster
''Encrasicholina'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. They are widespread in the Indo-Pacific.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Encrasicholina auster'' Hata & Motomura, 2017 (Fiji anchov ...
''
Hata & Motomura, 2017 (Fiji anchovy)
* ''
Encrasicholina gloria''
Hata & Motomura, 2016 (Red Sea anchovy)
[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.'']
* ''
Encrasicholina heteroloba''
( Rüppell, 1837) (Devis' anchovy)
[
* '' Encrasicholina integra'' Hata & Motomura, 2020 (Papuan anchovy)
* '' Encrasicholina intermedia'' Hata & Motomura, 2016 (Shiner anchovy) ][
* '' Encrasicholina macrocephala'' Hata & Motomura, 2015 ][Hata, H. & Motomura, H. (2015): A new species of anchovy, ''Encrasicholina macrocephala'' (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean. ''Zootaxa, 3941 (1): 117–124.''] (Largehead anchovy)
* '' Encrasicholina oligobranchus'' ( Wongratana, 1983) (Philippine anchovy)
* '' Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba'' (Hardenberg
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, 1933) (Short-head anchovy) [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, 64 (1): 18–28.'']
* '' Encrasicholina punctifer'' Fowler, 1938 (Buccaneer anchovy)
* '' Encrasicholina purpurea'' (Fowler, 1900) (Hawaiian anchovy)
* ''Encrasicholina sigma
''Encrasicholina'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. They are widespread in the Indo-Pacific.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Encrasicholina auster'' Hata & Motomura, 2017 (Fiji anchov ...
'' Hata & Motomura, 2020 (Makassar anchovy)
References
Anchovies
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler
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