Stolephorus

Stolephorus
Indian anchovy (S. indicus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Engraulidae
Genus:	Stolephorus Lacépède, 1803
Type species
Stolephorus commersonnii Lacepède, 1803
Species
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Stolephorus is a genus of fish in the Engraulidae family.

Species

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Stolephorus advenus Wongratana, 1987 (False Indian anchovy)
• Stolephorus andhraensis Babu Rao, 1966 (Andhra anchovy)
• Stolephorus apiensis (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Samoan anchovy)
• Stolephorus baganensis Hardenberg, 1933 (Bagan anchovy)
• Stolephorus brachycephalus Wongratana, 1983 (Broadhead anchovy)
• Stolephorus carpentariae (De Vis, 1882) (Gulf of Carpentaria anchovy)
• Stolephorus chinensis (Günther, 1880) (China anchovy)
• Stolephorus commersonnii Lacépède, 1803 (Commerson's anchovy)
• Stolephorus dubiosus Wongratana, 1983 (Thai anchovy)
• Stolephorus holodon (Boulenger, 1900) (Natal anchovy)
• Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823) (Indian anchovy)
• Stolephorus insularis Hardenberg, 1933 (Hardenberg's anchovy)
• Stolephorus multibranchus Wongratana, 1987 (Caroline anchovy)
• Stolephorus nelsoni Wongratana, 1987 (Nelson's anchovy)
• Stolephorus pacificus W. J. Baldwin, 1984 (Pacific anchovy)
• Stolephorus ronquilloi Wongratana, 1983 (Ronquillo's anchovy)
• Stolephorus shantungensis (G. L. Li, 1978)
• Stolephorus teguhi Seishi Kimura, K. Hori & Shibukawa, 2009 (Sulawesi anchovy)
• Stolephorus tri (Bleeker, 1852) (Spined anchovy)
• Stolephorus waitei D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1926 (Spotty-face anchovy)

References

• ADW
• Tham, A.K., A contribution to the study of the growth of members of the genus Stolephorus Lacépède in Singapore Strait. Proc. IPFC 12(2):1-25. 1967.

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