Encrasicholina intermedia

Taxonavigation: Clupeoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Clupei Superordo: Clupeomorpha Ordo: Clupeiformes Subordo: Clupeoidei

Familia: Engraulidae
Genus: Encrasicholina

Species: Encrasicholina intermedia

Name

Encrasicholina intermedia Hata & Motomura, 2016

• Holotype: RMNH PISC 26135.
• Paratypes (14): BMNH 1919.9.12.6, 1966.11.17.130–134 (5), 1968.4.4.38; KAUM I. 80905; [[RMNH PISC 38393 (2); MNHN 1969-0057 (2); USNM 204229 (2).

Type locality: Kalient, Kerala, India.

Etymology: The specific name intermedia from the Latin, refers to this species having the intermediate number of gill rakers between those of E. punctifer and E. gloria.

References

• Hata, H. & Motomura, H. 2016. Two new species of the genus Encrasicholina (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae): E. intermedia from the western Indian Ocean and E. gloria from the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Mediterranean. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 64: 79–88. PDF. Reference page.