Spotty-face anchovy (Stolephorus waitei)

Scientific name: Stolephorus waitei Jordan & Seale, 1926

Spotty-face anchovy (Stolephorus waitei)

The Spotty-face anchovy (Stolephorus waitei) is a freshwater fish of the family Engraulidae.

Biology

A schooling species found in coastal waters. Its geographical overlap and similarity to S. insularis cast doubts on the several Indian studies of `insularis'. One of the commonest species of genus Stolephorus.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stolephorus waitei
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.4
Common length
6.5
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: western Indian Ocean (from Cochin and southern tip of India to Myanmar) and western Pacific (Thailand, Java Sea, the Philippines, probably Irian Jaya, if not also Papua New Guinea, south to Queensland; perhaps even more widespread).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16)

Sources

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

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