New records of the Saber Anchovy <i>Stolephorus acinaces</i> (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from Vietnam

Harutaka Hata; Sébastien Lavoué; Nguyen Van Quan; Hiroyuki Motomura

doi:10.15625/1859-3097/21842

New records of the Saber Anchovy Stolephorus acinaces (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from Vietnam

Harutaka Hata, Sébastien Lavoué, Nguyen Van Quan, Hiroyuki Motomura

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Authors

Harutaka Hata Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Sébastien Lavoué School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Nguyen Van Quan Institute of Science and Technology for Energy and Enviroment, VAST, Vietnam
Hiroyuki Motomura The Kagoshima University Museum, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/1859-3097/21842

Keywords:

Actinopteri, Clupeomorpha, distribution, Bien Dong Sea, Stolephorus andhraensis, taxonomy

Abstract

Four specimens of Stolephorus acinaces Hata, Lavoué and Motomura, 2020 (previously known only from the type specimens collected from the northern coast of Borneo) were collected from southern Vietnam, and their identification confirmed by analysis of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. The specimens represent the northernmost records of the species, which is redescribed, including a fresh color description for the first time, and are suggestive of a wide distribution in the southern Bien Dong Sea.

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Published

30-09-2025

How to Cite

Hata, H., Lavoué, S., Quan, N. V., & Motomura, H. (2025). New records of the Saber Anchovy Stolephorus acinaces (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from Vietnam. Vietnam Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 25(3), 255–267. https://doi.org/10.15625/1859-3097/21842