Engraulis mordax Girard 1845 (Californian anchovy)
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Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes - Engraulidae
Belongs to Engraulis according to J. E. Fitch 1970
See also Fierstine et al. 2012, Fitch 1967 and Fitch 1968
Sister taxa: Engraulis australis, Engraulis encrasicolus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (8: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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