biology

Stolephorus

Stolephorus is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Stolephorus rather than just read about it. In short: Stolephorus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. They are found in Atlantic and Indo-pacific Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus: Stolephorus acinaces Hata & Lavoué & Motomura, 2020 Stolephorus advenus Wongratana, 1987 (False Indian anchovy) Stolephorus andhraensis Babu Rao, 1966 (Andhra anchovy) Stolephorus apiensis (D.

Key takeaways

Stolephorus belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Stolephorus to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Stolephorus from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Stolephorus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. They are found in Atlantic and Indo-pacific

Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus:

Stolephorus acinaces Hata & Lavoué & Motomura, 2020 Stolephorus advenus Wongratana, 1987 (False Indian anchovy) Stolephorus andhraensis Babu Rao, 1966 (Andhra anchovy) Stolephorus apiensis (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Samoan anchovy) Stolephorus astrum Hata & Motomura, 2024 (Astral Anchovy) Stolephorus babarani Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2020 Stolephorus baganensis Hardenberg, 1933 (Bagan anchovy) Stolephorus balinensis (Bleeker, 1849) Stolephorus bataviensis Hardenberg, 1933 Stolephorus baweanensis Hardenberg, 1933 Stolephorus belaerius Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2021 Stolephorus brachycephalus Wongratana, 1983 (Broadhead anchovy) Stolephorus brevis Hata & Motomura, 2024 Stolephorus carpentariae (De Vis, 1882) (Gulf of Carpentaria anchovy) Stolephorus celsior Hata & Motomura, 2021 Stolephorus chinensis (Günther, 1880) (China anchovy) Stolephorus commersonnii Lacépède, 1803 (Commerson's anchovy) Stolephorus concursus Hata & Motomura, 2021 Stolephorus continentalis Hata & Motomura, 2018 Stolephorus diabolus Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2022 Stolephorus dubiosus Wongratana, 1983 (Thai anchovy) Stolephorus eclipsis Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2022 Stolephorus eldorado Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2022 Stolephorus falco Hata, Sallan & Motomura, 2026 Stolephorus grandis Hata & Motomura, 2021 Stolephorus hindustanensis Hata & Motomura, 2022 Stolephorus holodon (Boulenger, 1900) (Natal anchovy) Stolephorus horizon Hata & Motomura, 2023 Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823) (Indian anchovy) Stolephorus insignus Hata & Motomura, 2018 Stolephorus insularis Hardenberg, 1933 (Hardenberg's anchovy) Stolephorus leopardus Hata & Motomura, 2021 Stolephorus lotus Hata & Motomura, 2022 Stolephorus mercurius Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2021 Stolephorus meteorum Hata, Lavoué, Bogorodsky, Alpermann & Motomura, 2023 Stolephorus multibranchus Wongratana, 1987 (Caroline anchovy) Stolephorus nelsoni Wongratana, 1987 (Nelson's anchovy) Stolephorus pacificus W. J. Baldwin, 1984 (Pacific anchovy) Stolephorus rex Jordan & Seale, 1926 Stolephorus ronquilloi Wongratana, 1983 (Ronquillo's anchovy) Stolephorus scitulus (Fowler, 1911) Stolephorus shantungensis (G. L. Li, 1978) Stolephorus tamilensis Gangan, Pavan-Kumar, Jahageerdar & Jaiswar, 2020 Stolephorus taurus Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2022 Stolephorus teguhi Seishi Kimura, K. Hori & Shibukawa, 2009 (Sulawesi anchovy) Stolephorus tri (Bleeker, 1852) (Spined anchovy) Stolephorus waitei D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1926 (Spotty-face anchovy) Stolephorus zephyrus Hata, Lavoué & Motomura, 2021 Stolephorus zollingeri (Bleeker, 1849)

References

"Stolephorus". Animal Diversity Web. Tham, A.K. (1967). "A contribution to the study of the growth of members of the genus Stolephorus Lacépède in Singapore Strait". Proc. IPFC. 12 (2): 1–25.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Stolephorus

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Stolephorus claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Stolephorus before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Stolephorus ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Stolephorus

In research: Stolephorus appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Stolephorus in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Stolephorus is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Anchovies, Clupeiformes stubs, Marine fish genera, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Stolephorus outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Stolephorus in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Stolephorus means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Stolephorus out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Stolephorus in simple terms?

Stolephorus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. They are found in Atlantic and Indo-pacific Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus: Stolephorus acinaces Hata & Lavoué & Motomura, 2020 Stolephorus advenus Wongratana, 1987 (False Indian anchovy) Stolepho…

Why does Stolephorus matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Stolephorus?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Stolephorus.