Engraulicypris sardella (Günther, 1868)

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Barilius sardella : Günther, 1868 : 292 (senior synonym)Catalogue of the fishes of the British Museum, volume 7 : Physostomi. | Boulenger, 1899 i : 103 (senior synonym)Matériaux pour la faune du Congo. Poissons nouveaux du Congo, 5ème partie: Cyprins, Silures, Cyrpinodontes, Acanthoptérygiens. | Boulenger, 1905 c : 46 (senior synonym)A list of freshwater fishes of Africa. | Lévêque & Daget, 1984 : 301 (synonym of Engraulicypris sardella) (senior synonym)29. Cyprinidae. | Eccles, 1992 : 35, 120 (synonym of Engraulicypris sardella) (senior synonym)FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania..
Engraulicypris sardella : Boulenger, 1911 a : 210, fig. 184Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). | Worthington, 1933 a : 307The fishes of lake Nyasa (other than Cichlidae). | Pellegrin, 1935 g : 135Pisces. Mission scientifique de l'Omo. | Poll, 1945 a : 311Description de cinq espèces nouvelles de Cyprinidae du Congo belge appartenant aux genres Barbus et Engraulicypris. | Fryer, 1959 d : 203The trophic interrelationship and ecology of some littoral communities of Lake Nyasa with especial reference to the fishes, and a discussion of the evolution of a group of rock-frequenting Cichlidae. | Jackson, 1960 c : 159On the desirability or otherwise of introducing fishes to waters that are foreign to them. | Jackson, 1961 a : 550Check-list of the fishes of Nyasaland. | Whitehead, 1962 e : 101Two new river fishes from eastern Kenya. | Bailey & Matthes, 1971 : 81A new species of Engraulicypris (Cyprinidae) from Tanzania, East Africa. | Fowler, 1977 : 14A catalog of World fishes (26). | Howes, 1980 b : 137, 171, fig. 9, 22-24, 30, 33, 34The anatomy, phylogeny and classification of bariliine cyprinid fishes. | Lévêque & Daget, 1984 : 30129. Cyprinidae. | Lewis & Tweddle, 1990 : 57-66The yield of Usipa (Engraulicypris sardella). | Tweddle & Lewis, 1990 : 67-72The biology of Usipa (Engraulicypris sardella) n relation to fluctuations in productivity of Lake Malawi and species introductions. | Eccles, 1992 : 35, 120, fig.FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania. | Marshall, 1995 : 527, 530, 539Why is Limnothrissa miodon such a successful introduced species and is there anywhere else we should put it? | Poll & Gosse, 1995 : 169Genera des poissons d'eau douce de l'Afrique. | Allison et al., 1996 b : 489, 490, 493-497, 500, 503-512Diets and food consumption rates of pelagic fish in Lake Malawi, Africa. | Nsiku, 1999 : 12, 25, 32, 37, 42, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 67, 69, 70, 73, 74, 76-77, 78, 79, 8757, 93, 102, 106, 111, 120, 123, 142, 143, 146, 189Changes in the fisheries of Lake Malawi, 1976-1996: ecosystem-based analysis. | Allison, 2003 : 104Partner 5: University of East Anglia, Overseas Development Group, (UEANG.ODG). | Banda, 2003 : 137Partner 8: Department of Fisheries, Fisheries research Unit (MNRMW.FD.FRL). | Ngatunga, 2003 : 147, 153Partner 9: Tanzanian Fisheries Research Institute (TANZ.FRI) | Turner & Darwall, 2003 : 115Partner 6: University of Southampton, School of Biological Sciences (USOU.DBE). | Snoeks, 2004 : 21The non-cichlid fishes of the Lake Malawi system: a compilation. | Riddin et al., 2016 : 121, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, fig. 6, 7, 8Phylogeographic, morphometric and taxonomic re-evaluation of the river sardine, Mesobola brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Chedrini)..
Engraulicypris pinguis : Günther, 1894 b : 626, fig. (junior synonym)Second report on the reptiles, batrachians and fishes transmitted by Mr. H. H. Johnston, C. B., from British Central Africa. | Boulenger, 1898 e : 4 (junior synonym)Report on the collection of fishes made by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in lake Tanganyika during his expedition 1895-1896, with an appendix by J. E. S. Moore. | Keilhack, 1910 a : 91, 97 (junior synonym)Njassa-Fische gesammelt von Prof. Dr. Fülleborn. | Boulenger, 1911 a : 210 (synonymy with Engraulicypris sardella) (junior synonym)Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). | Lévêque & Daget, 1984 : 301 (synonym of Engraulicypris sardella) (junior synonym)29. Cyprinidae. | Eccles, 1992 : 35, 120 (synonym of Engraulicypris sardella) (junior synonym)FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania..

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Common names : Neobola jezerni (Czech), Lake Malawi sardine / Lake sardine (English), Ansooviskarp (Estonian), Sardiinibarbi (Finnish), Usipa [Nyanja (Chichewa): Malawi], Usipa (Swahili: .
Current distribution known : endemic to Lake Malawi, the Upper Shire River and Lake Malombe .
Distribution_references : Eccles, 1992 .
Ecology : Fryer, 1959 .
Fisheries / overfishing : Lewis & Tweddle, 1990 | Nsiku, 1999 .
Food habits / trophic level : a pelagic plankton-feeding species .
Food habits / trophic level_references : Allison et al., 1996b | Eccles, 1992 | Nsiku, 1999 | Tweddle & Lewis, 1990 .
Growth / growth performance : Tweddle & Lewis, 1990 .
Habitat / home range : a pelagic species that occurs in shoals both near the shore and far out in the lake. Forms schools .
Habitat_references : Eccles, 1992 | Nsiku, 1999 .
Morphology / anatomy : Howes, 1980 b .
Mortality : Nsiku, 1999 .
Phylogeny : Riddin et al., 2016 .
Production : Nsiku, 1999 .
Reproduction : it reproduces throughout the year. Its larvae have been caught in the open lake near the surface .
Size : 130 mm TL .
Types :
- Barilius sardella Günther, 1868: 292. Type locality: "Upper Shire, East Africa". Holotype BMNH n° 1863.11.12: 23.
- Engraulicypris pinguis Günther, 1893 a: 626, fig. Type locality: "Lake Nyassa". Syntypes (2) BMNH n° 1893.1.17: 15 to 19.
Use and trade : a very important fish in the lake being highly valued both for food and for bait .