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Stolephorus teguhi

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Sulawesi anchovy
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Stolephorus
Species:
S. teguhi
Binomial name
Stolephorus teguhi

Stolephorus teguhi,theSulawesi anchovy,is a species ofray-finned fishin the familyEngraulidae.It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean. [2]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 7.7 cm (3.0 in).[3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor ofTeguh Peristiwady,the Senior Scientist of the Technical Implementation Unit for Natural Biota Conservation, at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, for giving the authors the chance to collect specimens.[4]

References

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  1. ^Hata, H. (2017)."Stolephorus teguhi".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2017:e.T99079032A99079056.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T99079032A99079056.en.Retrieved21 December2023.
  2. ^Kimura, S., K. Hori and K. Shibukawa, 2009. A new anchovy, Stolephorus teguhi (Clepeiformes: Engraulidae), from North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ichthol. Res. 56(3):292-295.
  3. ^Froese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Stolephorus teguhi".FishBase.February 2015 version.
  4. ^Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018)."Family ENGRAULIDAE Gill 1861 (Anchovies)".The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database.Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.Retrieved22 April2023.