Species that contain: Stolephorus and belaerius [ 1 ] records

belaerius, Stolephorus Hata [H.], Lavoué [S.] & Motomura [H.] 2021:[18], Fig. 8 [Ichthyological Research v. 68 (no. 3); ref. 38161] Mombasa, Kenya. Holotype: BMNH 1966.11.16.933. Paratypes: (24) BMNH, KAUM-I, NSMT, SAIAB, SAM, USNM. •Valid as Stolephorus belaerius Hata, Lavoué & Motomura 2021 -- (Hata & Motomura 2021:11 [ref. 38794], Hata et al. 2023:199 [ref. 40153]). Current status: Valid as Stolephorus belaerius Hata, Lavoué & Motomura 2021. Engraulidae: Engraulinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: east coast of Africa from Kenya to Mozambique and Madagascar. Habitat: brackish, marine.