WoRMS taxon details
Engraulis japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
219984 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219984)
accepted
Species
Atherina japonica Houttuyn, 1782 · unaccepted
Engraulis japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Engraulis zollingeri Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted
Engraulus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Stolephorus celebicus Hardenberg, 1933 · unaccepted
Stolephorus zollingeri (Bleeker, 1849) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Temminck, C. J.; Schlegel, H. (1846). Pisces. <em>In: Siebold, P. F. de (ed.): Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et soc.).</em> Parts 10-14: 173-269. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Engraulis japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219984 on 2025-03-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Temminck, C. J.; Schlegel, H. (1846). Pisces. <em>In: Siebold, P. F. de (ed.): Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et soc.).</em> Parts 10-14: 173-269. [details]
original description (of Atherina japonica Houttuyn, 1782) Houttuyn, M. (1782). Beschryving van eenige Japanese visschen, en andere zee-schepzelen. <em>Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem.</em> v. 20 (pt 2): 311-350.
page(s): 340 [details]
original description (of Engraulis zollingeri Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of Celebes. <em>Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore).</em> v. 3 (no. 1): 65-74. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Atherina japonica Houttuyn, 1782) Houttuyn, M. (1782). Beschryving van eenige Japanese visschen, en andere zee-schepzelen. <em>Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem.</em> v. 20 (pt 2): 311-350.
page(s): 340 [details]
original description (of Engraulis zollingeri Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of Celebes. <em>Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore).</em> v. 3 (no. 1): 65-74. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
City University of Hong Kong. (2000). Study of the suitablility of Ping Chau to be established as marine park or marine reserve. Final report submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Moon, S.Y. & H.Y. Kim. (2024). Feeding habits of Pacific anchovy, Engraulis japonicus (Actinopterygii: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), captured off the southern coasts of Korea. <em>Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria.</em> 54:1-11., available online at https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/109601/list/8/ [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Moon, S.Y. & H.Y. Kim. (2024). Feeding habits of Pacific anchovy, Engraulis japonicus (Actinopterygii: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), captured off the southern coasts of Korea. <em>Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria.</em> 54:1-11., available online at https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/109601/list/8/ [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese anchovy | [details] |
| Japanese | カタクチイワシ | [details] |
| Russian | Японский анчоус | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (120 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Engraulis japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Atherina japonica Houttuyn, 1782)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Engraulis zollingeri Bleeker, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Stolephorus zollingeri (Bleeker, 1849))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Engraulis japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Engraulis japonicus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stolephorus zollingeri) (from synonym Stolephorus zollingeri (Bleeker, 1849))
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina japonica Houttuyn, 1782)
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis zollingeri Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Stolephorus celebicus Hardenberg, 1933)
To FishBase (from synonym Stolephorus zollingeri (Bleeker, 1849))
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To FishBase images (Engraulis japonicus, South Africa, by Zsilavecz, G.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Engraulis zollingeri Bleeker, 1849)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Stolephorus zollingeri (Bleeker, 1849))
To GenBank (856 nucleotides; 397 proteins) (from synonym Engraulis japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To GenBank (856 nucleotides; 397 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Engraulis japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Atherina japonica Houttuyn, 1782)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Engraulis zollingeri Bleeker, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Stolephorus zollingeri (Bleeker, 1849))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Engraulis japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Engraulis japonicus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stolephorus zollingeri) (from synonym Stolephorus zollingeri (Bleeker, 1849))
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Atherina japonica Houttuyn, 1782)
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis zollingeri Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Stolephorus celebicus Hardenberg, 1933)
To FishBase (from synonym Stolephorus zollingeri (Bleeker, 1849))
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To FishBase images (Engraulis japonicus, South Africa, by Zsilavecz, G.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Engraulis zollingeri Bleeker, 1849)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Stolephorus zollingeri (Bleeker, 1849))
To GenBank (856 nucleotides; 397 proteins) (from synonym Engraulis japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To GenBank (856 nucleotides; 397 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
