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Engraulicypris brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908)

River sardine
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Zimbabwe country information

Common names: River sardine
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Upper Zambezi (Ref. 13337), Upper Save/Runde systems (Ref. 13337) and Limpopo River (Ref. 13337). It is introduced in Lake Kyle, where it appears to be flourishing, and in dams in the Nyanga National Park of the Lower Zambezi River (Ref. 13337). Also Ref. 116496.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.zamnet.zm/zamnet/alcom/broch.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
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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