''Engraulicypris'' is a

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of freshwater

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belonging to the

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, the danionins or danios. This genus is classified in the subfamily

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and the species in the genus are

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. In a study of mitochondrial genealogy, the species formerly included in ''Mesobola'' are not

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separated from ''Engraulicypris'' and therefore should also be included in ''Engraulicypris''.

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * '' Engraulicypris bredoi''

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, 1945 * '' Engraulicypris brevianalis'' ( Boulenger, 1908) (river sardine) * '' Engraulicypris gariepinus''

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, 1943 * '' Engraulicypris howesi'' Riddin, I. R. Bills & Villet, 2016 * '' Engraulicypris ngalala'' Riddin, Villet & I. R. Bills, 2016 * '' Engraulicypris sardella'' ( Günther, 1868) (Lake Malawi sardine) * '' Engraulicypris spinifer'' R. G. Bailey & Matthes, 1971 (Malagarasi sardine)

References

Chedrinae Taxa named by Albert Günther Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Danioninae-stub