CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
37 086021 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Stolephorus nelsoni   Wongratana, 1987
Rank
Species
CAAB category
37 - Pisces Fishes
Image
Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images
Image by:
FAO
Licence:
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike
Rights:
FAO
Family
37 86 Engraulidae (Anchovies) - show full list
Standard Name
(AS 5300)
Nelson's Anchovy
Common Names List
Nelson's anchovy
Organism Type
an anchovy
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Pelagic, Shelf (0-200m)
Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes
37 086902     Stolephorus spp.
Previous Codes
(if any)
086021
Identifiers
Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ff9d8261-1d13-4176-a083-27dae72778d7
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia 3620
View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:275324
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-12
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
Distribution Map

Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2026-06-15
Distribution Data
Expected species depth range is from 0 to 30 m.