''Stolephorus carpentariae'', the Gulf of Carpenteria anchovy, is a species of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

in the family

Engraulidae An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water. More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...

. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.

Size

This species reaches a length of .

References

carpentariae Taxa named by Charles Walter De Vis Fish described in 1882 {{Clupeiformes-stub