Indian anchovy

Indian anchovy
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Stolephorus
Species:
S. indicus
Binomial name
Stolephorus indicus
(van Hasselt, 1823)
Synonyms
List
  • Engraulis indicus van Hasselt, 1823
  • Anchoviella indica (van Hasselt, 1823)
  • Anchoviella indicus (van Hasselt, 1823)
  • Engraulis indica van Hasselt, 1823
  • Engraulis russellii Bleeker, 1821
  • Engraulis albus Swainson, 1839
  • Engraulis balinensis Bleeker, 1849
  • Engraulis samaminan Montrouzier, 1857
  • Anchoviella scitula Fowler, 1911
  • Stolephorus extensus Jordan & Seale, 1926
  • Stolephorus insularum Jordan & Seale, 1926
  • Stolephorus indicus nanus Hardenberg, 1933
  • Engraulis brownii (non Gmelin, 1789)
  • Engraulis carpenteriae (non De Vis, 1882)
  • Stolephorus insularis (non Hardenberg, 1933)

The Indian anchovy (Stolephorus indicus), also known as Hardenberg's anchovy, is a species of oceanodromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. In Sri Lanka, it is widely sold at most markets and supermarkets. It is also used as a live or dead bait in the tuna fishery.

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