Třída: Actinopterygii - paprskoploutví
Řád: Clupeiformes - bezostní
Čeleď: Engraulidae - sardelovití

Synonyma: Engraulis purava (Hamilton, 1822); Thrissa purava (Hamilton, 1822); Clupea purava Hamilton, 1822; Thryssa megastoma Swainson, 1839; Engraulis annandalei Chaudhuri, 1916; Engraulis kempi Chaudhuri, 1916; Engraulis rambhae Chaudhuri, 1916.

Reference: Hamilton, F. [Buchanan]. 1822. An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London. Fishes Ganges: i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39.