Lycengraulis

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.

Lycengraulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Clupeiformes
Family:
Engraulidae
Genus:
Lycengraulis

Günther, 1868
Type species
Engraulis grossidens
Agassiz, 1829

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. 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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