Engraulis

Engraulis
Temporal range:
Late Miocene to Present
A school of Californian anchovies, E. mordax.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Subfamily: Engraulinae
Genus: Engraulis
Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Engraulis encrasicolus
Species

See text.

Engraulis is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains nine species.

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