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Hardenberg's anchovy (Stolephorus insularis)
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Hardenberg's anchovy (Stolephorus insularis) specimen
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Engraulidae

Hardenberg's anchovy

Stolephorus insularis

Engraulid Fish Reaching Eight Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • West Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Hardenberg's anchovy is a fish from Indo-Pacific. The largest recorded length is 8 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Maximum length
8 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: northern part of the Indian Ocean (Gulf of Aden, not Red Sea or the Persian Gulf, eastward to Burma) and western Pacific (Gulf of Thailand, Java Sea, also Hong Kong, Fujian and Taiwan Island; if correctly identified, then reaches to Fiji and Samoa) (Ref. 189 ). Mediterranean: Tel Aviv, Israel (Ref. 96660 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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