Engraulicypris moeruensis Boulenger, 1915
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Engraulicypris moeruensis Boulenger, 1915
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1915
- 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 moeruensis Boulenger, 1915
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 brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) | 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Mesobola moeruensis (Boulenger, 1915) (Boulenger, 1915) | synonym |
| Neobola moeruensis (Boulenger, 1915) (Boulenger, 1915) | 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.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1915). Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux. II. Mormyrides, Kneriides, Characinides, Cyprinides, Silurides. (Mission Stappers au Tanganika-Moero.). Revue de Zoologie Africaine, v. 4 (fasc. 2): 162–171. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.13892 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:39TJX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.