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Engraulicypris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Scientific name
  
Engraulicypris

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cyprinidae

Higher classification
  
Cyprinidae

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Engraulicypris is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to Africa. In a study of mitochondrial genealogy, the species formerly included in Mesobola are not phylogenetically separated from Engraulicypris and therefore should also be included in Engraulicypris.

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Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

  • Engraulicypris bredoi Poll, 1945
  • Engraulicypris brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908)
  • Engraulicypris gariepinus Barnard, 1943
  • Engraulicypris howesi Riddin, I. R. Bills & Villet, 2016
  • Engraulicypris ngalala Riddin, Villet & I. R. Bills, 2016
  • Engraulicypris sardella (Günther, 1868)
  • Engraulicypris spinifer R. G. Bailey & Matthes, 1971

    • References

    Engraulicypris Wikipedia
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