Engraulis

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Engraulis
Fossil range: Late Miocene to Present[1]
European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus
European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Engraulis
Cuvier, 1816
Species

See text.

Engraulis is a genus of anchovies.

[edit] Species

A school of Californian anchovies, Engraulis mordax.
A school of Californian anchovies, Engraulis mordax.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560.