Stolephorus babarani Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2020
Panay anchovy
Panay anchovy

Family:  Engraulidae (Anchovies), subfamily: Engraulinae
Max. size:  8.11 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Philippines.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal soft rays: 20-23; Vertebrae: 39-39. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: upper jaw rather long, 20.8-22.3% SL (mean 21.3%), with posterior tip slightly short of or just reaching posterior margin of opercle; snout short, 3.6-3.9% SL (mean 3.8%) without predorsal scute; pelvic scute no spine; gill rakers on first gill arch, 16-18 (mode 17) in upper series, 21-23 (22) in lower series, 38-41 (40) in total; gill rakers on second gill arch 10-13 (12) in upper series, 18-21 (20) in lower series, 30-33 (31) in total; gill rakers on third gill arch 8-9 (9) in upper series, 11-13 (12) in lower series, 19-22 (21) in total; gill rakers on fourth gill arch 7-8 (8) in upper series, 9-11 (10) in lower, 16-18 (18) in total; gill rakers of third gill arch 4-6 (5) on hind face; prepelvic scutes 4-6 (6); transverse scales 8; pseudobranchial filaments 17-23 (20); paired dark patches present on parietal and occipital regions; without dark lines on dorsum; with numerous black spots on suborbital area (in adults), snout and tip of lower jaw; head is rather short, 23.9-25.5% SL (mean 24.6%); pelvic fin is relatively long, 8.1-9.4% SL (8.8%), depressed pelvic fin do not usually reach posteriorly to vertical through dorsal-fin origin; D-P1 distance 32.8-36.5% SL (35.1%), 133.9-151.8% HL (143.0%) (Ref. 121596).
Biology:  Known to be abundantly landed at the fish markets during July to September (Ref. 121596).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 March 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality of Stolephorus babarani, off Iloilo, Panay Island (purchased at Iloilo Central Market). Currently known only from Panay Island where it is abundantly landed at the island’s fish markets during July to September (Ref. 121596). Also Ref. 123901.


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