Lycengraulis
Sign in to saveLycengraulis 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.
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Vinony's link graph records 5 inbound references to Lycengraulis, and connects out to Engraulidae, Animalia and Central America.
It is catalogued under topics including Actinopterygii genera, Anchovies and Taxa named by Albert Günther.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderClupeiformes
- FamilyEngraulidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 86
- Family
- Engraulidae
- Collections
- USNM, ANSP, CAS, UMMZ, LACM, ROM
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guyana, Suriname, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Engraulinae
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- Lycengraulis
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- Lycengraulis
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- topic's main category
- Category:Lycengraulis
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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.
==Species== There are currently five recognized species in this genus: Lycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868) (Bates' sabretooth anchovy) Lycengraulis figueiredoi Loeb & Alcântara, 2013 Lycengraulis grossidens (Agassiz, 1829) (Atlantic sabretooth anchovy) Lycengraulis limnichthys L. P. Schultz, 1949 Lycengraulis poeyi (Kner, 1863) (Pacific sabretooth anchovy)
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