Lycengraulis grossidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
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 grossidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
- 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: yes · 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
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
- familyEngraulidae Gill, 1861
- subfamilyEngraulinae Gill, 1861
- genusLycengraulis Günther, 1868
- speciesLycengraulis grossidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lycengraulis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lycengraulis limnichthys Schultz, 1949 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycengraulis poeyi (Kner, 1863) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868) | 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 dentex Valenciennes, 1848 Valenciennes, 1848 | synonym |
| Engraulis olidus Günther, 1874 Günther, 1874 | synonym |
| Lycengraulis olidus (Eigenmann, 1907) (Eigenmann, 1907) | synonym |
| Lycengraulis polymera Marini, 1935 Marini, 1935 | synonym |
| Lycengraulis schroederi Hildebrand, 1943 Hildebrand, 1943 | synonym |
| Stolephorus olidus Eigenmann, 1907 Eigenmann, 1907 | synonym |
| Lucengraulis abbotti (Fowler, 1915) (Fowler, 1915) | synonym |
| Anchovia abbotti Fowler, 1915 Fowler, 1915 | synonym |
| Engraulis janeiro Spix, 1829 Spix, 1829 | synonym |
| Lycengraulis simulator Fuster de Plaza, 1962 Fuster de Plaza, 1962 | synonym |
| Engraulis grossidens Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Spix & Agassiz, 1829 | synonym |
| Lycengraulis abbotti (Fowler, 1915) (Fowler, 1915) | synonym |
| Anchovia olida (Eigenmann, 1907) (Eigenmann, 1907) | synonym |
| Lucengraulis polymera Marini, 1935 Marini, 1935 | synonym |
| Anchoviella abbotti (Fowler, 1915) (Fowler, 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281446 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:3WJHF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.