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Engraulis ringens Jenyns, 1842

anchoveta, anchoa, anchoveta peruana, atunera, Chicora, Sardina bocona, Anchoveta

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Clupeiformes

Family
Engraulidae

Genus
Engraulis

Species
ringens

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Peru-Chilean faunistic element

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Engraulis ringens", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13023. Accessed 3 August 2025.