Engraulis australis (White, 1790)
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 Australian anchovy, Engraulis australis, is a species of anchovy of the family Engraulidae, found off south-east Australia, and around New Zealand.
The Australian anchovy feeds on plankton and is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. It is usually utilized as bait.
Wikipedia contributors, Australian anchovy; 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
- Engraulis australis (White, 1790)
- Name authority
- (White, 1790)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Engraulidae
- Genus
- Engraulis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · 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
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
- familyEngraulidae Gill, 1861
- subfamilyEngraulinae Gill, 1861
- genusEngraulis Cuvier, 1816
- speciesEngraulis australis (White, 1790)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Engraulis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Southern African anchovyEngraulis capensis Gilchrist, 1913 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| European anchovyEngraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| silver anchovyEngraulis eurystole (Swain & Meek, 1884) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Californian anchovyEngraulis mordax Girard, 1854 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Argentine anchovyEngraulis anchoita Hubbs & Marini, 1935 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Japanese anchovyEngraulis japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Engraulis maeoticus Pusanov & Zeeb, 1926 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peruvian anchovyEngraulis ringens Jenyns, 1842 | EngraulidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Engraulis antarcticus Castelnau, 1872 Castelnau, 1872 | synonym |
| Engraulis antipodum Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | synonym |
| Atherina australis White, 1790 White, 1790 | synonym |
| Engraulis encrasicholus antipodum Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | 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=272285 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:39TKJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.