Encrasicholina Explained

Encrasicholina is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. They are widespread in the Indo-Pacific.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

• Encrasicholina auster Hata & Motomura, 2017 (Fiji anchovy)
• Encrasicholina gloria Hata & Motomura, 2016 (Red Sea anchovy) ^[1]
• Encrasicholina heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837) (Devis' anchovy)
• Encrasicholina integra Hata & Motomura, 2020 (Papuan anchovy)
• Encrasicholina intermedia Hata & Motomura, 2016 (Shiner anchovy) ^[1]
• Encrasicholina macrocephala Hata & Motomura, 2015 ^[2] (Largehead anchovy)
• Encrasicholina oligobranchus (Wongratana, 1983) (Philippine anchovy)
• Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba (Hardenberg, 1933) (Short-head anchovy) ^[3]
• Encrasicholina punctifer Fowler, 1938 (Buccaneer anchovy)
• Encrasicholina purpurea (Fowler, 1900) (Hawaiian anchovy)
• Encrasicholina sigma Hata & Motomura, 2020 (Makassar anchovy)

Notes and References

1. Hata, H. & Motomura, H. (2016): Two new species of the genus Encrasicholina (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae): E. intermedia from the western Indian Ocean and E. gloria from the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Mediterranean. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 64: 79–88.
2. Hata, H. & Motomura, H. (2015): A new species of anchovy, Encrasicholina macrocephala (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3941 (1): 117–124.
3. Hata, H. & Motomura, H. (2016): Validity of Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba (Hardenberg 1933) and redescription of Encrasicholina heteroloba (Rüppell 1837), a senior synonym of Encrasicholina devisi (Whitley 1940) (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae). Ichthyological Research, 64 (1): 18–28.