Author: Jordan & Seale, 1926
FBname: Spotty-face anchovy
Remark: Junior synonym <i>Stolephorus bataviensis</i> Hardenberg, 1933 is considered valid in CofF ver. 06 June 2023 following Hata et al., 2019 (Ref. 128121:11).
Comments: A pelagic, schooling species found in coastal waters.  Caught mainly with seines (beach and purse), traps often using light, incidentally with bottom trawls.  Marketed fresh, dried, dried-salted or made into fish meal, fish sauce fish balls and used as bait (Ref. 9822).