Engraulicypris brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The river sardine (Engraulicypris brevianalis), or hyphen barb, is an African species of [freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. It is found in the Cunene, Okavango, upper Zambezi river systems and east coastal rivers from the Limpopo to the Umfolozi in northern KwaZulu-Natal. It is also known from the middle Luapula in Zambia. Engraulicypris gariepinus is sometimes considered conspecific.
Wikipedia contributors, River sardine; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:35:27.888259+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Engraulicypris brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1908)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Engraulicypris
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyDanioninae Bleeker, 1863
- genusEngraulicypris Günther, 1894
- speciesEngraulicypris brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Engraulicypris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Engraulicypris ngalala Riddin, Villet & Bills, 2016 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Engraulicypris spinifer Bailey & Matthes, 1971 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Engraulicypris bredoi Poll, 1945 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Engraulicypris gariepinus Barnard, 1943 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Engraulicypris howesi Riddin, Bills & Villet, 2016 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Engraulicypris moeruensis Boulenger, 1915 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Engraulicypris sardella (Günther, 1868) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Engraulicypris whitei Van der Horst, 1934 Van der Horst, 1934 | synonym |
| Neobola brevianalis Boulenger, 1908 Boulenger, 1908 | synonym |
| Mesobola brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (Boulenger, 1908) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1526065 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39TJP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.