Indian anchovy
Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Indian anchovy (Stolephorus indicus), also known as Hardenberg's anchovy, is a species of oceanodromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. In Sri Lanka, it is widely sold at most markets and supermarkets. It is also used as a live or dead bait in the tuna fishery.
Wikipedia contributors, Indian anchovy; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:12:05.137914+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823)
- Name authority
- (van Hasselt, 1823)
- Common name
- Indian anchovy
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Engraulidae
- Genus
- Stolephorus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
- familyEngraulidae Gill, 1861
- subfamilyEngraulinae Gill, 1861
- genusStolephorus Lacepède, 1803
- speciesStolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Stolephorus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Natal anchovyStolephorus holodon (Boulenger, 1900) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stolephorus nelsoni Wongratana, 1987 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stolephorus teguhi Kimura, Hori & Shibukawa, 2009 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stolephorus waitei Jordan & Seale, 1926 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stolephorus baweanensis Hardenberg, 1933 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stolephorus carpentariae (De Vis, 1882) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stolephorus andhraensis Babu Rao, 1966 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stolephorus advenus Wongratana, 1987 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stolephorus apiensis (Jordan & Seale, 1906) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stolephorus baganensis Hardenberg, 1933 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stolephorus shantungensis (Li, 1978) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stolephorus insignus Hata & Motomura, 2018 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Elops albus Swainson, 1839 Swainson, 1839 | synonym |
| Engraulis albus (Swainson, 1839) (Swainson, 1839) | synonym |
| Engraulis balinensis Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker, 1849 | synonym |
| Engraulis indica van Hasselt, 1823 van Hasselt, 1823 | synonym |
| Engraulis russellii Bleeker, 1821 Bleeker, 1821 | synonym |
| Engraulis samaminan Thiollière, 1857 Thiollière, 1857 | synonym |
| Stolephorus insularum Jordan & Seale, 1926 Jordan & Seale, 1926 | synonym |
| Engraulis indicus van Hasselt, 1823 van Hasselt, 1823 | synonym |
| Stolephorus extensus Jordan & Seale, 1926 Jordan & Seale, 1926 | synonym |
| Stolephorus indicus nanus Hardenberg, 1933 Hardenberg, 1933 | synonym |
| Anchoviella indica (van Hasselt, 1823) (van Hasselt, 1823) | synonym |
| Anchoviella indicus (van Hasselt, 1823) (van Hasselt, 1823) | synonym |
| Anchoviella scitula Fowler, 1911 Fowler, 1911 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212280 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:52TC3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.