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Engraulicypris brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908)

River sardine
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Zambia country information

Common names: River sardine
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the middle Luapula River (upper Congo River basin) and the upper Zambezi (Ref. 52959).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bell-Cross, G., 1965
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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