Stolephorus nelsoni
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| Nelson's anchovy | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Stolephorus |
| Species: | S. nelsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Stolephorus nelsoni Wongratana, 1987
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Stolephorus nelsoni, also known as Nelson's anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean.[2][3]
Size
[edit | edit source]This species reaches a length of 7.4 cm (2.9 in).[4]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The fish is named in honor of Gareth J. Nelson (b. 1937), of the American Museum of Natural History, for his "knowledge and classic works on the comparative anatomy and cladistic relationships among clupeoid fishes," and for providing specimens of this species and suggesting that it might be an undescribed species.[5]
References
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- ^ Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO.
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