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Indian anchovy
Stolephorus indicus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Indian anchovy
- Scientific
- Stolephorus indicus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Baitfish
- Family
- Engraulidae (anchovies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 16 cm (standard length); commonly 12 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Open water over reefs and the atoll shelf, recorded from 20 to 50 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A slender, rounded anchovy up to about 16 cm, translucent with a silvery stripe along the side. It schools in coastal waters and tolerates brackish water.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Stolephorus-indicus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Stolephorus_indicus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.