Stolephorus chinensis

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China anchovy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Stolephorus
Species:
S. chinensis
Binomial name
Stolephorus chinensis
(Günther, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Engraulis chinensisGünther, 1880
  • Anchoviella chinensis(Günther, 1880)

Stolephorus chinensis, the China anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean. [2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in). [3]

References

  1. ↑ Hata, H. 2017 (2017). "Stolephorus chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T99004812A99004863. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T99004812A99004863.en . Retrieved 21 December 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stolephorus chinensis". FishBase . February 2015 version.


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