Výskyt
Západní Pacifik — ostrov Babeldaob, Palau.
Typová lokalita
Circa 274 meters from mouth of channel draining waters from Ngeremeskang and Ngkebeduul Rivers, Karamado Bay, Babeldaob Island, Palau, 7°29'47"N, 134°31'31"E, depth 3 meters.
Původní popis
Hata, H. & Motomura, H. 2024. A new species of anchovy, Stolephorus astrum (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae), from Palau, Micronesia. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum v. 72: 150-161.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.