Stolephorus chinensis
Stolephorus chinensis, the China anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.[1]
| China anchovy | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Stolephorus |
| Species: | S. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stolephorus chinensis (Günther, 1888) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Size
This species reaches a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in).[2]
References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Stolephorus chinensis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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