Stolephorus ronquilloi

Stolephorus ronquilloi, the Ronquillo's anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.^[2][3]

Ronquillo's anchovy
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Engraulidae
Genus:	Stolephorus
Species:	S. ronquilloi
Binomial name
Stolephorus ronquilloi Wongratana, 1983

Size

This species reaches a length of 5.3 cm (2.1 in).^[4]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the Filipino marine biologist, Inocencio Aricayos Ronquillo (1918–?), who collected the type specimen and whose studies of Stolephorus led the way for the author, Wongratana.^[5]