Stolephorus waitei

Species of fish

Spotty-face anchovy
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Stolephorus
Species:
S. waitei
Binomial name
Stolephorus waitei
D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1926
Synonyms
  • Anchovia apiensis Jordan & Seale, 1906

Stolephorus waitei, the spotty-face anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 9.4 cm (3.7 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Australian zoologist and museum director Edgar R. Waite (1866–1928).[4]

References

  1. ^ Hata, H. (2020). "Stolephorus waitei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T170766737A170767007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T170766737A170767007.en. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ Munroe, T.A. and M. Nizinski, 1999. Engraulidae. Anchovies. p. 1698-1706. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Stolephorus waitei" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family ENGRAULIDAE Gill 1861 (Anchovies)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Stolephorus waitei


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