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WoRMS name details

Engraulis encrasicholus (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

298181 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:298181)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (misspelling)

Accepted name

Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Engraulis Cuvier, 1816

Original name

Clupea encrasicolus Linnaeus, 1758

Direct children (3)

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Subspecies Engraulis encrasicholus antipodum Günther, 1868 accepted as Engraulis australis (White, 1790) (synonym)
Subspecies Engraulis encrasicholus maeoticus Pusanov & Zeeb, 1926 accepted as Engraulis maeoticus Pusanov & Zeeb, 1926 (Change of rank: ssp. --> sp.)
Subspecies Engraulis encrasicholus ponticus Aleksandrov, 1927 accepted as Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Clupea encrasicolus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
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Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Engraulis encrasicholus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=298181 on 2026-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-02-25 11:06:59Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2009-06-15 15:21:11Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2023-01-17 15:33:01Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Clupea encrasicolus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
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basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]