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Engraulicypris brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908)

River sardine
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Namibia country information

Common names: Mbala, River sardine
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Okavango basin (Ref. 7248, 33857), Upper Zambezi River (Ref. 33857) and Cuvelai (Ref. 33857). Reports from Orange River below Augrabies Falls, including Gt. Fish River, (Ref. 7248, 33857) refer to Engraulicypris gariepinus (Ref. 116496); reports from Cunene River (Ref. 7248, 33857) refer to Engraulicypris howesi (Ref. 116496).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hay, C.J., B.J. van Zyl, F.H. van der Bank, J.T. Ferreira and G.J. Steyn, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

短臀中波鱼, 短臀新波鱼, Jõe-sardiinboola, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: Engraulicypris: Greek, eggraulis, -eos = anchovy + Greek, kypris = the name of Aphrodite, proceeding from Kypris, (Cyprus), Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335);  brevianalis: The specific name whitei honours Mr. A.G. White, who collected the type specimens in the Aapies River near Petronella and Hammanskraal (Ref. 116496).
  More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 11°S - 29°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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