Engraulicypris

Engraulicypris
Engraulicypris brevianalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Chedrinae
Genus:	Engraulicypris Günther, 1894
Type species
Engraulicypris pinguis Günther, 1894[1]
Synonyms
Mesobola Howes, 1984 [2]

Engraulicypris is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae, the danionins or danios.[1] This genus is classified in the subfamily Chedrinae[3] and the species in the genus are 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.[2]

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[3]

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

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chedrinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
2. Megan A. Riddin; Ian R. Bills & Martin H. Villet (2016). "Phylogeographic, morphometric and taxonomic re-evaluation of the river sardine, Mesobola brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Chedrini)". ZooKeys (641): 121–150. Bibcode:2016ZooK..641..121R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.641.10434. PMC 5240351. PMID 28138294.
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Engraulicypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 January 2025.