Engraulicypris Explained

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.

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

• Engraulicypris bredoi Poll, 1945
• Engraulicypris brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (river sardine)
• Engraulicypris gariepinus Barnard, 1943
• Engraulicypris howesi Riddin, I. R. Bills & Villet, 2016 ^[1]
• Engraulicypris ngalala Riddin, Villet & I. R. Bills, 2016 ^[1]
• Engraulicypris sardella (Günther, 1868) (Lake Malawi sardine)
• Engraulicypris spinifer R. G. Bailey & Matthes, 1971 ^[1] (Malagarasi sardine)

Notes and References

1. Riddin, M.A., Bills, I.R. & Villet, M.H. (2016): Phylogeographic, morphometric and taxonomic re-evaluation of the river sardine, Mesobola brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Chedrini). ZooKeys, 641: 121–150.