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Engraulis

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Engraulis
Temporal range: 11–0 Ma
Late Miocene to Present[1]
A school of Californian anchovies, E. mordax.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Subfamily: Engraulinae
Genus: Engraulis
Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Engraulis encrasicolus
Species

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Engraulis is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains nine species.[2] They are found in Pacific, Atlantic and Mediterranean sea, as well.

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References

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  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Engraulis". FishBase. August 2024 version.