WoRMS taxon details
Engraulidae
AphiaID: 125465
AphiaID: 125465
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Clupeiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Clupeiformes | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | |||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Amazonsprattus Genus Anchoa Jordan & Evermann, 1927 Genus Anchovia Genus Anchoviella Fowler, 1911 Genus Cetengraulis Genus Coilia Gray, 1830 Genus Encrasicholina Fowler, 1938 Genus Engraulis Cuvier, 1816 Genus Jurengraulis Genus Lycengraulis Günther, 1868 Genus Lycothrissa Genus Papuengraulis Genus Pseudosetipinna Genus Pterengraulis Genus Setipinna Genus Stolephorus Lacepède, 1803 Genus Thryssa Cuvier, 1829 Genus Encrasicholus Commerson in Lacepède, 1803 (nomen dubium, Not available) Genus Thrissa Cuvier, 1816 (nomen dubium) Genus Amentum accepted as Stolephorus Lacepède, 1803 Genus Amplova accepted as Anchoviella Fowler, 1911 Genus Chaetomus McClelland, 1844 accepted as Coilia Gray, 1830 Genus Choetomus accepted as Chaetomus McClelland, 1844 accepted as Coilia Gray, 1830 Genus Coïlia accepted as Coilia Gray, 1830 Genus Colia accepted as Coilia Gray, 1830 Genus Demicoilia Jordan & Seale, 1925 accepted as Coilia Gray, 1830 Genus Democoilia accepted as Demicoilia Jordan & Seale, 1925 accepted as Coilia Gray, 1830 Genus Encrasicholus Fleming, 1828 accepted as Engraulis Cuvier, 1816 Genus Encrasicolina accepted as Encrasicholina Fowler, 1938 Genus Encrasicolus accepted as Encrasicholus Fleming, 1828 accepted as Engraulis Cuvier, 1816 Genus Engrantis accepted as Engraulis Cuvier, 1816 Genus Engraulus accepted as Engraulis Cuvier, 1816 Genus Heterothrissa accepted as Setipinna Genus Hildebrandichthys accepted as Engraulis Cuvier, 1816 Genus Leptonurus Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Coilia Gray, 1830 Genus Lucengraulis accepted as Lycengraulis Günther, 1868 Genus Scutengraulis accepted as Thryssa Cuvier, 1829 Genus Thrissina Jordan & Seale, 1925 accepted as Thryssa Cuvier, 1829 Genus Thrissocles Jordan & Evermann in Jordan, 1917 accepted as Thryssa Cuvier, 1829 Genus Thryssina accepted as Thryssa Cuvier, 1829 Genus Trichosoma accepted as Thryssa Cuvier, 1829 Genus Xenengraulis accepted as Thryssa Cuvier, 1829 | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Schooling fishes, mostly of shallow coastal waters and estuaries in tropical and temperate regions. Some species enter or live in freshwater. Mouth inferior. Upper jaw produced. Jaw teeth well developed to absent. Gill rakers on lower limb of first arch 10-50 or more. Branchiostegal rays 7-19. A silvery stripe down flanks. Body translucent. Abdominal scutes present in most Old World anchovies; absent in New World anchovies, except for one pelvic scute. Luminescent organs noted in one species. Mostly filter feeding on zooplankton; a few piscivorous. About 50 cm maximum length; most species below 15 cm. Commercially important for food and fish meal; also used as bait. The name 'Engraulididae' has been proposed for this family. [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125465 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Engraulidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125465 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||||||||
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