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Definition of Engraulis encrasicholus

Engraulis encrasicholus
Anchovy An*cho"vy ([a^]n*ch[=o]"v[y^]), n. [Sp. anchoa, anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis, F. anchois.] (Zo["o]l.) A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (Engraulis encrasicholus), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species.

Meaning of Engraulis encrasicholus from wikipedia

- The European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) is a forage fish somewhat related to the herring. It is a type of anchovy; anchovies are placed in the family...
- in fish po****tions, notably the commercially important anchovy Engraulis encrasicholus (known locally as hamsi, hamsiya, hamsa, etc.), by competing for...
- Sprattus sprattus balticus Twait shad, Alosa fallax European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicholus Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar Brown trout, Salmo trutta Brown trout...
- P; P Zanelli; TM Neri (March 2001). "Identification of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus L.) and gilt sardine (Sardinella aurita) by polymerase chain reaction...
- Synonyms Engraulis heteroloba Rüppell, 1837 Anchoviella heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837) Encrasicholina heterolobus (Rüppell, 1837) Encrasicholus heteroloba...