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

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Stolephorus acinaces Saber anchovy Western Central Pacific 5 SL 2020
Stolephorus advenus False Indian anchovy Western Central Pacific 7.2 SL 1987
Stolephorus andhraensis Andhra anchovy Indo-Pacific 5 SL 1966
Stolephorus apiensis Samoan anchovy Central Pacific 7.5 SL 1906
Stolephorus babarani Panay anchovy Western Pacific 8.1 SL 2020
Stolephorus baganensis Bagan anchovy Indo-Pacific 10 NG 1933
Stolephorus balinensis Great anchovy Western Pacific 14.8 SL 1849
Stolephorus belaerius Belair anchovy Western Indian Ocean 12.7 SL 2021
Stolephorus brachycephalus Broadhead anchovy Western Central Pacific 4.2 SL 1983
Stolephorus carpentariae Gulf of Carpenteria anchovy Western Pacific 5 SL 1882
Stolephorus celsior Rosario anchovy Western Pacific 6.4 SL 2021
Stolephorus chinensis China anchovy Western Pacific 9 SL 1880
Stolephorus commersonnii Commerson's anchovy Indian Ocean 11.2 SL 1803
Stolephorus concursus Concourse anchovy Western Central Pacific 8.5 SL 2021
Stolephorus continentalis Western Pacific 8.2 SL 2018
Stolephorus dubiosus Thai anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean 7.5 SL 1983
Stolephorus grandis Papuan double-lined anchovy Western Central Pacific 11.6 SL 2021
Stolephorus holodon Natal anchovy Indian Ocean 8 SL 1900
Stolephorus indicus Indian anchovy Indian Ocean 15.5 SL 1823
Stolephorus insignus Emblem anchovy Western Pacific 7.3 SL 2018
Stolephorus insularis Hardenberg's anchovy Indo-Pacific 8 SL 1933
Stolephorus leopardus Leopard anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean 7.2 SL 2021
Stolephorus mercurius Mercury anchovy Indo-West Pacific 10.4 SL 2021
Stolephorus multibranchus Caroline anchovy Western Central Pacific 6 SL 1987
Stolephorus nelsoni Nelson's anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean and 7.4 SL 1987
Stolephorus pacificus Pacific anchovy Western Central Pacific 7.7 SL 1984
Stolephorus rex Commerson’s anchovy Indo-West Pacific 10.4 SL 1926
Stolephorus ronquilloi Ronquillo's anchovy Western Central Pacific 5.3 SL 1983
Stolephorus scitulus Southern anchovy Pacific Ocean 10.4 SL 1911
Stolephorus shantungensis Northwest Pacific 5.8 SL 1978
Stolephorus tamilensis Tamil anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean 5.4 2020
Stolephorus teguhi Sulawesi anchovy Western Pacific 7.7 SL 2009
Stolephorus tri Spined anchovy Western Pacific 9.5 SL 1852
Stolephorus waitei Spotty-face anchovy Indo-Pacific 9.4 SL 1926
Stolephorus zephyrus Zephyr anchovy Western Indian Ocean 9.4 SL 2021



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