Lycengraulis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Subfamily: Engraulinae
Genus: Lycengraulis
Günther, 1868
Type species
Engraulis grossidens
Agassiz, 1829

Lycengraulis is a genus of anchovies containing four recognized species. They are restricted to the Western Hemisphere in the waters in and around Central America and South America.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Lycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868) (Bates' sabretooth anchovy)
  • Lycengraulis figueiredoi Loeb & Alcântara, 2013[2]
  • Lycengraulis grossidens (Agassiz, 1829) (Atlantic sabretooth anchovy)
  • Lycengraulis limnichthys L. P. Schultz, 1949
  • Lycengraulis poeyi (Kner, 1863) (Pacific sabretooth anchovy)

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Lycengraulis in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. 1 2 Loeb, M.V. & Alcântara, A.V. (2013): A new species of Lycengraulis Günther, 1868 (Clupeiformes: Engraulinae) from the Amazon basin, Brazil, with comments on Lycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868). Zootaxa, 3693 (2): 200–206.


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