rex, Stolephorus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1926:380 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 67 (no. 11); ref. 2500] Cannanore [Kannur], Malabar coast, Kerala State, India. Holotype (unique): MCZ 4318. •Synonym of Stolephorus commersonnii Lacepède 1803 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:409 [ref. 5725], Wongratana et al. 1999:1733 [ref. 24719], Kottelat 2013:55 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Stolephorus rex Jordan & Seale 1926 -- (Hata et al. 2021:[37] [ref. 38161], Hata & Motomura 2021:488 [ref. 38501]). Current status: Valid as Stolephorus rex Jordan & Seale 1926. Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Distribution: Indo-west Pacific: western coast of India to Indonesia and the Philippines. Habitat: brackish, marine.