Stolephorus waitei

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Spotty-face anchovy
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Stolephorus
Species:
S. waitei
Binomial name
Stolephorus waitei
Synonyms
  • Anchovia apiensisJordan & 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]

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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]

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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.