Stolephorus waitei, the spotty-face anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.

It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

[2] This species reaches a length of 9.4 cm (3.7 in).

[3] The fish is named in honor of Australian zoologist and museum director Edgar R. Waite (1866–1928).

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