Spotty-face anchovy

Stolephorus waitei

Engraulid Fish of the Western Indian Ocean

Stolephorus waitei, the spotty-face anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Stolephorus
Maximum length: 9.4 cm
Body shape: elongated
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). 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 .
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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