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River sardine (Engraulicypris brevianalis)
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Ecological Illustration of River sardine (Engraulicypris brevianalis)
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Cyprinidae

River sardine

Engraulicypris brevianalis

Breeding male jaw tubercles

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

River sardine is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Engraulicypris
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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