Record of an engraulid fish, Stolephorus commersonnii from Ishigaki I., southern Japan

Abstract

An engraulid fish, Stolephorus commersonnii Lacepede, collected at the lower reaches of the Miyara River (24°21'5', 124°12'45'E), Ishigaki I., Okinawa Prefecture constitutes the first record from Japan. One specimen (72 .5mm in standard length) of S. commersonnii is herein described with new Japanese name “Yaeyama-ainokoiwashi.” This specimen is the northernmost record of the species.