Encrasicholina macrocephala

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 macrocephala

Name

Encrasicholina macrocephala Hata & Motomura, 2015

• Holotype: MNHN 2014-0152.
• Paratypes: ANSP, HUJ, KAUM, MNHN.

Type locality: Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, 11°33'N, 43°10'E.

Etymology: macro- (= large); cephala (= head), referring to its “relatively” large head.

References

• Hata, H. & Motomura, H. 2015. A new species of anchovy, Encrasicholina macrocephala (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3941(1): 117–124. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.6 Reference page.