Lycengraulis

Lycengraulis is a genus of anchovies containing four recognized species. They are restricted to the Western Hemisphere in the waters in and around Central America and South America.

Lycengraulis
Lycengraulis grossidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Engraulidae
Subfamily:	Engraulinae
Genus:	Lycengraulis Günther, 1868
Type species
Engraulis grossidens Agassiz, 1829

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:^[1][2]

• Lycengraulis batesii (Günther, 1868) (Bates' sabretooth anchovy)
• Lycengraulis figueiredoi Loeb & Alcântara, 2013^[2]
• Lycengraulis grossidens (Agassiz, 1829) (Atlantic sabretooth anchovy)
• Lycengraulis limnichthys L. P. Schultz, 1949
• Lycengraulis poeyi (Kner, 1863) (Pacific sabretooth anchovy)