Engraulis

Engraulis is a genus of anchovies, currently containing 9 species. Species in this genus are found in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea, and several of them are commercially important.

Species

Engraulis currently contains the following 9 species:Engraulis albidus Borsa, Collet & J. D. Durand, 2004 Engraulis anchoita C. L. Hubbs & Marini, 1935 Engraulis australis Engraulis capensis Gilchrist, 1913 Engraulis encrasicolus Engraulis eurystole Engraulis japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Engraulis mordax Girard, 1854 Engraulis ringens Jenyns, 1842
Two fossil species are also assigned to this genus:

†Engraulis macrocephalus Landini & Menesini, 1978 - Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene of Italy
†Engraulis tethensis Grande, 1985 - Late Miocene of Cyprus

Many other fossil species have been assigned to Engraulis, but a review of these specimens have found most to be far too fragmentary to be confidently assigned to this genus, and many may not even be clupeomorphs.