Falcon anchovy
📖 Overview
Falcon anchovy (Stolephorus falco), first described by Hata, Sallan & Motomura, 2026 is a small fish in the family Engraulidae (order Clupeiformes). Adults typically reach 5.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: 1UGR 17 or 18, 1LGR 22 or 23, 1TGR 39-41; 2UGR 13 or 14, 2LGR 20-22, 2TGR 33-36; 3UGR 10, 3LGR 12or 13, 3TGR 22 or 23; 4UGR 7 or 8 (8), 4LGR 10, 4TGR 17 or 18; scales rows in longitudinal series 31 or 32; maxilla long, 22.823.5% of SL, its posterior tip slightly not reaching to posterior margin of opercle; pelvic fin long, 11.9-12.2% of SL, its posterior tip reaching to vertical through 3rd to 4th dorsal-fin ray origin when depressed; paired dark longitudinal lines on dorsum posterior to dorsal fin, but not on anterior to dorsal fin; body scales non-deciduous, with densely reticulated grooves; head large, 26.3-27.5% of SL; and body deep, 28.8-28.9% of SL .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Falcon anchovy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic. Tropical Indian Ocean: Indonesia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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