Engraulis is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains nine species. Species Engraulis albidus Borsa, Collet & J. D. Durand, 2004 (White anchovy) Engraulis anchoita C. L. Hubbs & Marini, 1935 (Argentine anchoita) Engraulis australis (J. White, 1790) (Australian anchovy) Engraulis capensis Gilchrist, 1913 (Southern African anchovy) Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) (European anchovy) Engraulis eurystole (Swain & Meek, 1885) (Silver anchovy) Engraulis japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 (Japanese anchovy) Engraulis mordax Girard, 1854 (Californian anchovy) Engraulis ringens Jenyns, 1842 (Peruvian anchoveta) References Genera reference: Valid species of the genus Engraulis. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006. Extant Miocene first appearances Marine fish genera Taxa named by Georges Cuvier Anchovies