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Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stolephorus waitei, the spotty-face anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.[2]
Spotty-face anchovy | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Engraulidae |
Genus: | Stolephorus |
Species: | S. waitei |
Binomial name | |
Stolephorus waitei D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1926 | |
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This species reaches a length of 9.4 cm (3.7 in).[3]
The fish is named in honor of Australian zoologist and museum director Edgar R. Waite (1866–1928).[4]
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