Chinese anchovy

Belly with 4 to 7 small needle-like pre-pelvic scutes. Maxilla tip pointed, reaching to hind border of pre-operculum, the latter convex, rounded. Small teeth present on upper edge of hyoid bones. Pelvic fin tips not reaching to below dorsal fin origin. Anal fin short, its origin under front half of dorsal fin base.

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 18 - 20

Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 58534). Presumably coastal, pelagic and schooling.

Presumably coastal, pelagic and schooling, but more data needed.

fisheries: minor commercial; price category: low; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus

Stolephorus chinensis, the China anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.