Stolephorus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. They are found in Atlantic and Indo-pacific
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
- Stolephorus acinaces <small>Hata & Lavoué & Motomura, 2020</small>
- Stolephorus advenus <small>Wongratana, 1987</small> (False Indian anchovy)
- Stolephorus andhraensis <small>Babu Rao, 1966</small> (Andhra anchovy)
- Stolephorus apiensis <small>(D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906)</small> (Samoan anchovy)
- Stolephorus astrum <small>Hata & Motomura, 2024</small> (Astral Anchovy)
- Stolephorus babarani <small>Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2020</small>
- Stolephorus baganensis <small>Hardenberg, 1933</small> (Bagan anchovy)
- Stolephorus balinensis <small>(Bleeker, 1849)</small>
- Stolephorus bataviensis <small>Hardenberg, 1933</small>
- Stolephorus baweanensis <small>Hardenberg, 1933</small>
- Stolephorus belaerius <small>Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2021</small>
- Stolephorus brachycephalus <small>Wongratana, 1983</small> (Broadhead anchovy)
- Stolephorus brevis <small>Hata & Motomura, 2024</small>
- Stolephorus carpentariae <small>(De Vis, 1882)</small> (Gulf of Carpentaria anchovy)
- Stolephorus celsior <small>Hata & Motomura, 2021</small>
- Stolephorus chinensis <small>(Günther, 1880)</small> (China anchovy)
- Stolephorus commersonnii <small>Lacépède, 1803</small> (Commerson's anchovy)
- Stolephorus concursus <small>Hata & Motomura, 2021</small>
- Stolephorus continentalis <small>Hata & Motomura, 2018</small>
- Stolephorus diabolus <small>Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2022</small>
- Stolephorus dubiosus <small>Wongratana, 1983</small> (Thai anchovy)
- Stolephorus eclipsis <small>Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2022</small>
- Stolephorus eldorado <small>Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2022</small>
- Stolephorus falco <small>Hata, Sallan & Motomura, 2026</small>
- Stolephorus grandis <small>Hata & Motomura, 2021</small>
- Stolephorus hindustanensis <small>Hata & Motomura, 2022</small>
- Stolephorus holodon <small>(Boulenger, 1900)</small> (Natal anchovy)
- Stolephorus horizon <small>Hata & Motomura, 2023</small>
- Stolephorus indicus <small>(van Hasselt, 1823)</small> (Indian anchovy)
- Stolephorus insignus <small>Hata & Motomura, 2018</small>
- Stolephorus insularis <small>Hardenberg, 1933</small> (Hardenberg's anchovy)
- Stolephorus leopardus <small>Hata & Motomura, 2021</small>
- Stolephorus lotus <small>Hata & Motomura, 2022</small>
- Stolephorus mercurius <small>Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2021</small>
- Stolephorus meteorum <small>Hata, Lavoué, Bogorodsky, Alpermann & Motomura, 2023</small>
- Stolephorus multibranchus <small>Wongratana, 1987</small> (Caroline anchovy)
- Stolephorus nelsoni <small>Wongratana, 1987</small> (Nelson's anchovy)
- Stolephorus pacificus <small>W. J. Baldwin, 1984</small> (Pacific anchovy)
- Stolephorus rex <small>Jordan & Seale, 1926</small>
- Stolephorus ronquilloi <small>Wongratana, 1983</small> (Ronquillo's anchovy)
- Stolephorus scitulus <small>(Fowler, 1911)</small>
- Stolephorus shantungensis <small>(G. L. Li, 1978)</small>
- Stolephorus tamilensis <small>Gangan, Pavan-Kumar, Jahageerdar & Jaiswar, 2020</small>
- Stolephorus taurus <small>Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2022</small>
- Stolephorus teguhi <small>Seishi Kimura, K. Hori & Shibukawa, 2009</small> (Sulawesi anchovy)
- Stolephorus tri <small>(Bleeker, 1852)</small> (Spined anchovy)
- Stolephorus waitei <small>D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1926</small> (Spotty-face anchovy)
- Stolephorus zephyrus <small>Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2021</small>
- Stolephorus zollingeri <small>(Bleeker, 1849)</small>
References
- ADW
- Tham, A.K., A contribution to the study of the growth of members of the genus Stolephorus Lacépède in Singapore Strait. Proc. IPFC 12(2):1-25. 1967.