Caroline anchovy

Stolephorus multibranchus

Needle Scutes Carry a Silver Side Stripe

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Caroline anchovy is a marine fish recorded from Western Central Pacific: Ponape [=Pohnpei], Caroline Islands. It is associated with marine waters. It reaches about 6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Stolephorus
Maximum length: 6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Ponape [=Pohnpei], Caroline Islands.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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