Engraulis is a genusofanchovies. It currently contains nine species. Thay are found in Pacific, Atlantic and Mediterranean sea, as well.
| Engraulis
Late Miocene to Present[1] | |
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| A school of Californian anchovies, E. mordax. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Subfamily: | Engraulinae |
| Genus: | Engraulis Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Engraulis encrasicolus | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
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