Thai anchovy (Stolephorus dubiosus)

Scientific name: Stolephorus dubiosus Wongratana, 1983

Thai anchovy (Stolephorus dubiosus)

The Thai anchovy (Stolephorus dubiosus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, northern part of Bay of Bengal. Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand, Java Sea to at least Kalimantan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 19. Belly with 4 to 7 small needle-like pre-pelvic scutes; a small pre-dorsal spine and another on the pelvic scute. Maxilla tip 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 behind dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stolephorus dubiosus
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: northern part of Bay of Bengal. Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand, Java Sea to at least Kalimantan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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