Engraulicypris spinifer Bailey & Matthes, 1971
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 Malagarasi sardine (Engraulicypris spinifer or Mesobola spinifer) is an East African species of freshwater fish in the family Danionidae. It is endemic to the Malagarasi River in Burundi and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Malagarasi 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 spinifer Bailey & Matthes, 1971
- Name authority
- Bailey & Matthes, 1971
- 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 spinifer Bailey & Matthes, 1971
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 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Neobola spinifer (Bailey & Matthes, 1971) (Bailey & Matthes, 1971) | synonym |
| Mesobola spinifer (Bailey & Matthes, 1971) (Bailey & Matthes, 1971) | 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.
- Bailey, R. G., & Matthes, H. (1971). A new species of Engraulicypris (Cyprinidae) from Tanzania, East Africa. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 83 (1–2): 79–83. 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:39TK3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.