{"scientificNameAuthorship":"Hata & Motomura, 2022","RecordModifiedOn":"2026-06-22","CAAB_code":"37086027","phylum":"Chordata","Notes":"Described from specimens collected in the Van Diemen Gulf (12°13'33\"S, 132°09'32\"E), NT (Hata & Motomura 2022). Also known from CSIRO specimens collected from Torres Strait (PNG) and Keppel Bay (23 20.89 S, 150 51.67 E), Qld. Known from 3-15 m depth. Some specimens were previously identified in Australian collections as <i>Stolephorus andhraensis</i> (CAAB code 37 086011), which is not confirmed from Australia, but the use of this name in Australia may encompass more than one species.","habitat":"Estuarine<br>Coastal (0-40m)<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"Hata, H. & Motomura, H., 2022. <i>Stolephorus lotus</i>, a new anchovy (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from the Northern Territory, Australia., <i>Zoological Studies</i>, Vol. 61: 1-11. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.6620&#x25;2FZS.2022.61-87\">doi:10.6620&#x25;2FZS.2022.61-87</a>","Parent_Id":"","scientificName":"Stolephorus lotus","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Clupeiformes","otherVernacularNames":"","Reference":"Hata, H. & Motomura, H., 2022. <i>Stolephorus lotus</i>, a new anchovy (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from the Northern Territory, Australia., <i>Zoological Studies</i>, Vol. 61: 1-11. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.6620&#x25;2FZS.2022.61-87\">doi:10.6620&#x25;2FZS.2022.61-87</a>","vernacularName":"[an anchovy]","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"2026-06-22","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"","family":"Engraulidae","standardName":"","class":"Actinopterygii","scientificNameID_AFD":"","CAAB_status":"Valid"}