Spined anchovy (Stolephorus tri)

Scientific name: Stolephorus tri Bleeker, 1852

Spined anchovy (Stolephorus tri)

The Spined anchovy (Stolephorus tri) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Gulf of Thailand and Java Sea. Indian Ocean records probably based on Stolephorus baganensis or Stolephorus insularis.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Belly with 6 or 7 small needle-like pre-pelvic scutes; a small pre-dorsal spine and another spine on the pelvic scute. Maxilla pointed, reaching to or beyond hind border of pre-operculum, the latter concave, indented near maxilla tip. Anal fin short, with origin below about middle of dorsal fin base. A double pigment line on back both before and behind dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stolephorus tri
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.5
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand and Java Sea. Indian Ocean records probably based on Stolephorus baganensis or Stolephorus insularis.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K>1)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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