Clupeonella engrauliformis (Borodin, 1904)
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
Anchovy sprat, Clupeonella engrauliformis, is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae. It is one of several species of Clupeonella found in the Central and Southern Caspian Sea. It lives pelagically in the central and southern parts of this brackishwater lake. It is typically 12 cm (4.7 in) long, and up to 16.5 cm (6.5 in) maximum. It may be found down to a depth of 78 m (256 ft).
The achovy sprat was first described by ichthyologist N. A. Borodin in 1904 under the name Clupea engrauliformis. The holotype is 124 mm in length, was caught near Cape Buynak in the Caspian Sea and is stored in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Wikipedia contributors, Anchovy sprat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:21:59.978883+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Clupeonella engrauliformis (Borodin, 1904)
- Name authority
- (Borodin, 1904)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Ehiravidae
- Genus
- Clupeonella
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · 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
- familyEhiravidae Deraniyagala, 1929
- genusClupeonella Kessler, 1877
- speciesClupeonella engrauliformis (Borodin, 1904)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Clupeonella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Clupeonella grimmi Kessler, 1877 | EhiravidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clupeonella muhlisi Neu, 1934 | EhiravidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clupeonella caspia Svetovidov, 1941 | EhiravidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Clupea engrauliformis Borodin, 1904 Borodin, 1904 | 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=272258 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:WCWZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.