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Lycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Lycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868)
Name authority
(Günther, 1868)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Clupeiformes
Family
Engraulidae
Genus
Lycengraulis
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderClupeiformes
  11. suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
  12. familyEngraulidae Gill, 1861
  13. subfamilyEngraulinae Gill, 1861
  14. genusLycengraulis Günther, 1868
  15. speciesLycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Lycengraulis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Lycengraulis limnichthys Schultz, 1949EngraulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycengraulis poeyi (Kner, 1863)EngraulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lycengraulis grossidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)EngraulidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 131 records assigned to Engraulidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Lycengraulis barbouri Hildebrand, 1943 Hildebrand, 1943synonym
Lycengraulis batesi (Günther, 1868) (Günther, 1868)synonym
Engraulis batesii Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868synonym
Engraulis iquitensis Nakashima, 1941 Nakashima, 1941synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281445 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:3WJHD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.