''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 ...
. Some authorities include the species from the genus ''
Thrissina'' here.
It contains the following species:
Species
* ''
Thryssa adelae''
( Rutter, 1897) (Swatow thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa aestuaria''
( J. D. Ogilby, 1910) (Estuarine thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa brevicauda''
T. R. Roberts, 1978 (Short-tail 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 ...
, 1848) (Dussumier's thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa encrasicholoides''
( Bleeker, 1852) (False baelama anchovy)
* ''
Thryssa gautamiensis''
Babu Rao, 1971 (Gautama thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa hamiltonii''
J. E. Gray, 1835 (Hamilton's thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa kammalensis''
(Bleeker, 1849) (Kammal thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa kammalensoides''
Wongratana, 1983 (Godavari thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa malabarica''
(Bloch
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*Alfred Bloch ( ...
, 1795) (Malabar thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa marasriae''
Wongratana, 1987 (Marasri's thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa mystax''
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Moustached thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa polybranchialis''
Wongratana, 1983 (Humphead thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa purava''
( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Oblique-jaw thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa rastrosa''
T. R. Roberts, 1978 (Fly River thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa scratchleyi''
( E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Freshwater anchovy)
* ''
Thryssa setirostris''
(Broussonet
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, 1782) (Longjaw thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa spinidens''
( D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1925) (Bengal thryssa)
* ''
Thryssa stenosoma''
Wongratana, 1983 (Slender thryssa)
References
Anchovies
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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