''Thryssa'' is a genus of
anchovies
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.
More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
in the family
Engraulidae
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.
More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
.
It contains the following species:
Species
* ''
Thryssa adelae''
( Rutter, 1897) (Swatow thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa aestuaria''
( J. D. Ogilby, 1910) (Estuarine thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa baelama''
( Forsskål, 1775) (Baelama anchovy)
* ''
Thryssa brevicauda''
T. R. Roberts, 1978 (Short-tail thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa chefuensis''
( Günther, 1874) (Chefoo thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa dayi''
Wongratana, 1983 (Day's thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa dussumieri''
(Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1848) (Dussumier's thryssa)
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Thryssa encrasicholoides
''Thryssa encrasicholoides'', the false baelama anchovy or New Jersey anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the all marine, brackish and freshwater systems. It is closely related to '' Thryssa baelam ...
''
( Bleeker, 1852) (False baelama anchovy)
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Thryssa gautamiensis
''Thryssa gautamiensis'', the gautama thryssa, is a species of amphidromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.
Description
It is distributed throughout the eastern coast of India, around Sri Lanka, and possibly Myanmar.
It is a small sch ...
''
Babu Rao, 1971 (Gautama thryssa)
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Thryssa hamiltonii
''Thryssa hamiltonii'', or Hamilton's thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the tropical western Indo-Pacific region: mainly, the eastern direction near Myanmar, Taiwan, the northern head of Australia ...
''
J. E. Gray, 1835 (Hamilton's thryssa)
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Thryssa kammalensis
''Thryssa'' is a genus of anchovies in the family Engraulidae.
It contains the following species:
Species
* ''Thryssa adelae'' ( Rutter, 1897) (Swatow thryssa)
* ''Thryssa aestuaria'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1910) (Estuarine thryssa)
* ''Thryssa baelam ...
''
( Bleeker, 1849) (Kammal thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa kammalensoides
''Thryssa'' is a genus of anchovies in the family Engraulidae.
It contains the following species:
Species
* ''Thryssa adelae'' ( Rutter, 1897) (Swatow thryssa)
* ''Thryssa aestuaria'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1910) (Estuarine thryssa)
* ''Thryssa baelam ...
''
Wongratana, 1983 (Godavari thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa malabarica''
(Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
A–F
* (1859-1914), French rabbi
* Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur
* Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
* (born 1972), German motor jour ...
, 1795) (Malabar thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa marasriae
''Thryssa'' is a genus of anchovies in the family Engraulidae.
It contains the following species:
Species
* ''Thryssa adelae'' ( Rutter, 1897) (Swatow thryssa)
* ''Thryssa aestuaria'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1910) (Estuarine thryssa)
* ''Thryssa baelam ...
''
Wongratana, 1987 (Marasri's thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa mystax
''Thryssa mystax'', the moustached thryssa or Gangetic anchovy, is a species of oceanodromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the tropical western Indo-Pacific region from India, Sri Lanka to Myanmar and south to Java, a ...
''
(Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
A–F
* (1859-1914), French rabbi
* Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur
* Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
* (born 1972), German motor jour ...
& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Moustached thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa polybranchialis
''Thryssa'' is a genus of anchovies in the family Engraulidae.
It contains the following species:
Species
* ''Thryssa adelae'' ( Rutter, 1897) (Swatow thryssa)
* ''Thryssa aestuaria'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1910) (Estuarine thryssa)
* ''Thryssa baelam ...
''
Wongratana, 1983 (Humphead thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa purava
''Thryssa'' is a genus of anchovies in the family Engraulidae.
It contains the following species:
Species
* ''Thryssa adelae'' ( Rutter, 1897) (Swatow thryssa)
* ''Thryssa aestuaria'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1910) (Estuarine thryssa)
* ''Thryssa baelam ...
''
( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Oblique-jaw thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa rastrosa
''Thryssa rastrosa'', the Fly River thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesi ...
''
T. R. Roberts, 1978 (Fly River thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa scratchleyi
The freshwater anchovy or New Guinea thryssa (''Thryssa scratchleyi'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is native to Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Habitat
''Thryssa scratchleyi'' is known to be found i ...
''
( E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Freshwater anchovy)
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Thryssa setirostris
''Thryssa setirostris'', the longjaw thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.
Size
This species reaches a length of .
References
setirostris
''Setirostris eleryi'' is a species ...
''
(Broussonet
Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet (28 February 1761 – 17 January 1807) was a French naturalist who contributed primarily to botany. He was born in Montpellier, where he was educated, and travelled to Morocco, Spain, the Canary Islands, and Souther ...
, 1782) (Longjaw thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa spinidens
''Thryssa spinidens'', the Bengal thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fis ...
''
( D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1925) (Bengal thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa stenosoma
''Thryssa stenosoma'', the slender thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter bracki ...
''
Wongratana, 1983 (Slender thryssa)
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Thryssa vitrirostris
''Thryssa vitrirostris'', the orangemouth anchovy, is a species of Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean.
Size
This species reaches a length of .
References
Thryssa, vitrirostris
Taxa ...
''
( Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (Orangemouth anchovy)
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Thryssa whiteheadi
''Thryssa whiteheadi'', the Whitehead's thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean.
Size
This species reaches a length of .
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Peter J. P ...
''
Wongratana, 1983 (Whitehead's thryssa)
References
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Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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