Stolephorus pacificus
Stolephorus pacificus, the Pacific anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Central Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Pacific anchovy | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Stolephorus |
| Species: | S. pacificus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stolephorus pacificus W. J. Baldwin, 1984 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 7.7 cm (3.0 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 pacificus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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