scitula, Anchovia Fowler [H. W.] 1911:211, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 63; ref. 1382] San Diego, California, U.S.A. [in error]. Indo-Pacific. Holotype (unique): ANSP 1576. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:101 [ref. 13621] as locality erroneous, an Indo-Pacific species, see Nelson 1983:49 [ref. 5189]. •Synonym of Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt 1823) -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:324, 412 [ref. 5725], Kottelat 2013:55 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Stolephorus scitulus (Fowler 1911) -- (Hata et al. 2021:[30] [ref. 38161], Hata & Motomura 2021:11 [ref. 38794], Hata & Motomura 2023:358 [ref. 40288]). Current status: Valid as Stolephorus scitulus (Fowler 1911). Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Society Islands. Habitat: marine.