Stolephorus nelsoni explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

Size

This species reaches a length of 7.4cm (02.9inches).

Etymology

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.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Four new species of Clupeoid fishes (Clupeidae and Engraulidae) from Australian waters by Thosaporn Wongratana Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100:104-111 (1987)i.
2. 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.
3. Web site: Family ENGRAULIDAE Gill 1861 (Anchovies) . 22 April 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.