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Definition of Engraulidae
1. Noun. Anchovies.
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Isospondyli, Order Isospondyli
Member holonyms: Anchovy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Engraulidae
Literary usage of Engraulidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"Northern Anchovy These fish belong to the engraulidae family. They have no adipose
fin or lateral line and are closely related to herring. ..."
2. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"... and Engraulidae; the salmonoid, or trout-like, fishes have this fin, and
include the family Salmonidae. The families of herring-like fishes having ..."
3. Contributions from the Bermuda Biological Station for Research by Bermuda Biological Station for Research (1904)
"I have about 100 specimens of this common tropical herring, varying in size from
one to five inches. They appeared erratically in great schools. Engraulidae ..."
4. The Fishes of North Carolina by Hugh McCormick Smith (1907)
"... and Engraulidae; the salmonoid, or trout-like, fishes have this fin, and
include the family ..."
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