Stolephorus mercurius Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2021
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stolephorus mercurius Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2021
- Name authority
- Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2021
- 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 mercurius Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2021
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 |
| Indian anchovyStolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823) | 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 |
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.
- Hata, H., Lavoué, S., & Motomura, H. (2021). Taxonomic status of nominal species of the anchovy genus Stolephorus previously regarded as synonyms of Stolephorus commersonnii Lacepède 1803 and Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt 1823), and descriptions of three new species (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae). Ichthyological Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-020-00792-0 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:D53LY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.