Stolephorus teguhi explained

Stolephorus teguhi, the Sulawesi anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 7.7cm (03inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Teguh 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.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. 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.