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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae Anchovies
Subfamily: Engraulinae
Genus: Stolephorus

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20 species (see list below)

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Stolephorus advenus Wongratana, 1987

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Stolephorus advenus
[False Indian anchovy]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Stolephorus andhraensis Babu Rao, 1966

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Stolephorus andhraensis
[Andhra anchovy]

Photo by Collyer, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Stolephorus apiensis (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Photo by Collyer, J.
 
Stolephorus apiensis
[Samoan anchovy]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm NG
Stolephorus baganensis Hardenberg, 1933

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Stolephorus baganensis
[Bagan anchovy]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
Stolephorus brachycephalus Wongratana, 1983

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Stolephorus brachycephalus
[Broadhead anchovy]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Stolephorus carpentariae (De Vis, 1882)

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Stolephorus carpentariae
[Gulf of Carpenteria anchovy]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Stolephorus chinensis (Günther, 1880)

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Stolephorus chinensis
[China anchovy]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Stolephorus commersonnii Lacepède, 1803

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Stolephorus commersonnii
[Commerson's anchovy]

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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Stolephorus dubiosus Wongratana, 1983

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Stolephorus dubiosus
[Thai anchovy]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Stolephorus holodon (Boulenger, 1900)

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Stolephorus holodon
[Natal anchovy]

Photo by Ratmuangkhwang, S.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823)

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Stolephorus indicus
[Indian anchovy]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Stolephorus insularis Hardenberg, 1933

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Stolephorus insularis
[Hardenberg's anchovy]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Stolephorus multibranchus Wongratana, 1987

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Stolephorus multibranchus
[Caroline anchovy]

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Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
Stolephorus nelsoni Wongratana, 1987

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Stolephorus nelsoni
[Nelson's anchovy]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
Stolephorus pacificus Baldwin, 1984

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Stolephorus pacificus
[Pacific anchovy]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Stolephorus ronquilloi Wongratana, 1983

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Stolephorus ronquilloi
[Ronquillo's anchovy]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
 
Stolephorus shantungensis
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Stolephorus teguhi
[Sulawesi anchovy]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Stolephorus tri (Bleeker, 1852)

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Stolephorus tri
[Spined anchovy]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Stolephorus waitei Jordan & Seale, 1926

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Stolephorus waitei
[Spotty-face anchovy]
20 Species of Family Engraulidae with Genus Stolephorus
(Anchovies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1987 Stolephorus advenus False Indian anchovy Western Central Pacific 7.2 SL
1966 Stolephorus andhraensis Andhra anchovy Indo-Pacific 5 SL
1906 Stolephorus apiensis Samoan anchovy Western Pacific 6 SL
1933 Stolephorus baganensis Bagan anchovy Indo-Pacific 10 NG
1983 Stolephorus brachycephalus Broadhead anchovy Western Central Pacific 4.2 SL
1882 Stolephorus carpentariae Gulf of Carpenteria anchovy Western Pacific 5 SL
1880 Stolephorus chinensis China anchovy Western Pacific 9 SL
1803 Stolephorus commersonnii Commerson's anchovy Indo-West Pacific 10 SL
1983 Stolephorus dubiosus Thai anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean 7.5 SL
1900 Stolephorus holodon Natal anchovy Western Indian Ocean 8 SL
1823 Stolephorus indicus Indian anchovy Indo-Pacific 15.5 SL
1933 Stolephorus insularis Hardenberg's anchovy Indo-Pacific 8 SL
1987 Stolephorus multibranchus Caroline anchovy Western Central Pacific 6 SL
1987 Stolephorus nelsoni Nelson's anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean and 7.4 SL
1984 Stolephorus pacificus Pacific anchovy Western Central Pacific 7.7 SL
1983 Stolephorus ronquilloi Ronquillo's anchovy Western Central Pacific 5.3 SL
1978 Stolephorus shantungensis Northwest Pacific 5.8 SL
2009 Stolephorus teguhi Sulawesi anchovy Western Pacific 7.7 SL
1852 Stolephorus tri Spined anchovy Western Pacific 9.5 SL
1926 Stolephorus waitei Spotty-face anchovy Indo-Pacific 9.4 SL



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