Stolephorus carpentariae

Stolephorus carpentariae, the Gulf of Carpenteria anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Gulf of Carpenteria anchovy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Stolephorus
Species:
S. carpentariae
Binomial name
Stolephorus carpentariae
(De Vis, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Engraulis carpentariae De Vis, 1882

Size

This species reaches a length of 5.0 cm (2.0 in).[2]

References

  1. Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Stolephorus carpentariae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.


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