Engraulis

Engraulis
Temporal range: 11–0Ma


Late Miocene to Present[1]

A school of Californian anchovies, E. mordax.
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. It currently contains nine species.

Species

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.