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Engraulis encrasicolus

Species in validated by: Mikeladze R, Mgeladze M, Goradze R, Japoshvili B, Epitashvili G, Kuljanishvili T.

Scientific Name ID: 33
Species: encrasicolus
Taxon Rank: Species

Information from GBIF about Engraulis encrasicolus

GBIF scientific name: Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED

GBIF cointains 1 occurances (with coordinates) of Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Georgia


Conservation Status

This section is under construction


National Red List Status: LC


IUCN Red List Status: LC


Protection status: Not defined


Reason: N/A


Trend: Stable


Native/Introduced: Native


Georgian Name: ქაფშია


English Name: European anchovy


SubSpecies: Engraulis encrasicolus ponticus Alexandrov, 1927 , Engraulis encrasicolus russoi Dulzetto, 1947


Synonyms: Anchoa guineensis (Rossignol & Blache, 1961), Anchoviella guineensis Rossignol & Blache, 1961 Clupea encrasicolus Linnaeus, 1758 Engraulis amara Risso, 1827 Engraulis encrasicholus ponticus Aleksandrov, 1927 Engraulis encrasicolus ponticus Alexandrov, 1927 Engraulis encrasicolus russoi Dulzetto, 1947 Engraulis guineensis (Rossignol & Blache, 1961) Engraulis meletta Cuvier, 1829 Engraulis russoi Dulzetto, 1947 Engraulis vulgaris Nilsson, 1832


Taxonomy according to: http://www.marinespecies.org;https://www.fishbase.in;https://eunis.eea.europa.eu


References: Marine fishes in the Black Sea: recent conservation status.M. YANKOVA, D. PAVLOV, P. IVANOVA, E. KARPOVA, A. BOLTACHEV, B. ÖZTÜRK, L. BAT, M. ORAL and M. MGELADZE.Mediterranean Marine Science ,30 May 2014


Evaluated By: Mikeladze R, Mgeladze M, Goradze R, Japoshvili B, Epitashvili G, Kuljanishvili T.


Date evaluated: Nov 2021