Stolephorus waitei
Appearance
Spotty-face anchovy | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Engraulidae |
Genus: | Stolephorus |
Species: | S. waitei
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Binomial name | |
Stolephorus waitei D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1926
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Synonyms | |
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Stolephorus waitei, the spotty-face anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 9.4 cm (3.7 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Australian zoologist and museum director Edgar R. Waite (1866–1928).[3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Stolephorus waitei" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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.