multibranchus, Stolephorus Wongratana [T.] 1987:3, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 2876; ref. 9143] Metalanim harbor, Caroline Islands, western Pacific, Townsend Cromwell station 102. Holotype: BMNH 1974.9.25.7. Paratypes: AMNH 57158 (1); BMNH 1974.9.25.1-6 (6); USNM 280364 (1). •Valid as Stolephorus multibranchus Wongratana 1987 -- (Whitehead et al. 1988:415 [ref. 5725], Myers 1999:62 [ref. 23965], Wongratana et al. 1999:1737 [ref. 24719], Kimura et al. 2009:294 [ref. 30297], Hata & Motomura 2018:287 [ref. 36364], Hata et al. 2021:[32] [ref. 38161], Hata & Motomura 2021:488 [ref. 38501], Hata & Motomura 2021:11 [ref. 38794], Hata & Motomura 2024:157 [ref. 41267]). Current status: Valid as Stolephorus multibranchus Wongratana 1987. Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Caroline and Mariana Islands. Micronesia. Habitat: marine.