Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae Anchovies
Subfamily: Coiliinae
Genus: Thryssa

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24 species (see list below)

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Thryssa adelae
[Swatow thryssa]

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Thryssa aestuaria
[Estuarine thryssa]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Thryssa baelama
[Baelama anchovy]

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Thryssa brevicauda
[Short-tail thryssa]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Thryssa chefuensis
[Chefoo thryssa]

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Thryssa dayi
[Day's thryssa]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Thryssa dussumieri
[Dussumier's thryssa]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Thryssa encrasicholoides
[False baelama anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Thryssa gautamiensis
[Gautama thryssa]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Thryssa hamiltonii
[Hamilton's thryssa]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Thryssa kammalensis
[Kammal thryssa]

Photo by FAO

Thryssa kammalensoides
[Godavari thryssa]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Thryssa malabarica
[Malabar thryssa]

Photo by FAO

Thryssa marasriae
[Marasri's thryssa]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Thryssa mystax
[Moustached thryssa]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Thryssa polybranchialis
[Humphead thryssa]

Photo by FAO

Thryssa purava
[Oblique-jaw thryssa]

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Thryssa rastrosa
[Fly river thryssa]

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Thryssa scratchleyi
[New Guinea thryssa]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Thryssa setirostris
[Longjaw thryssa]

Photo by FAO

Thryssa spinidens
[Bengal thryssa]

Photo by FAO

Thryssa stenosoma
[Slender thryssa]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Thryssa vitrirostris
[Orangemouth anchovy]

Photo by FAO

Thryssa whiteheadi
[Whitehead's thryssa]

24 Species of Family Engraulidae with Genus Thryssa
(Anchovies)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1897	Thryssa adelae	Swatow thryssa	Northwest Pacific	11 SL
1910	Thryssa aestuaria	Estuarine thryssa	Western Pacific	13.8 SL
1775	Thryssa baelama	Baelama anchovy	Indo-Pacific	16 SL
1978	Thryssa brevicauda	Short-tail thryssa	Western Central Pacific	7.5 SL
1874	Thryssa chefuensis	Chefoo thryssa	Western Pacific	10.7 SL
1983	Thryssa dayi	Day's thryssa	Western Indian Ocean	21.5 SL
1848	Thryssa dussumieri	Dussumier's thryssa	Indo-Pacific	11 SL
1852	Thryssa encrasicholoides	False baelama anchovy	Indo-Pacific	10.7 SL
1971	Thryssa gautamiensis	Gautama thryssa	Indian Ocean	21.5 SL
1835	Thryssa hamiltonii	Hamilton's thryssa	Indo-Pacific	27 SL
1849	Thryssa kammalensis	Kammal thryssa	Indo-West Pacific	15 SL
1983	Thryssa kammalensoides	Godavari thryssa	Indian Ocean	11.2 SL
1795	Thryssa malabarica	Malabar thryssa	Indian Ocean	17.5 SL
1987	Thryssa marasriae	Marasri's thryssa	Western Central Pacific	6.9 SL
1801	Thryssa mystax	Moustached thryssa	Indo-West Pacific	15.5 SL
1983	Thryssa polybranchialis	Humphead thryssa	Indian Ocean	17 SL
1822	Thryssa purava	Oblique-jaw thryssa	Indian Ocean	15.5 SL
1978	Thryssa rastrosa	Fly river thryssa	Oceania	12 SL
1886	Thryssa scratchleyi	New Guinea thryssa	Asia and Oceania	40 SL
1782	Thryssa setirostris	Longjaw thryssa	Indo-Pacific	18 SL
1925	Thryssa spinidens	Bengal thryssa	Eastern Indian Ocean	16.5 SL
1983	Thryssa stenosoma	Slender thryssa	Eastern Indian Ocean	15 SL
1908	Thryssa vitrirostris	Orangemouth anchovy	Indian Ocean	20 TL
1983	Thryssa whiteheadi	Whitehead's thryssa	Western Indian Ocean	15.8 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: ClupeiformesFamily: Engraulidae AnchoviesSubfamily: CoiliinaeGenus: Thryssa(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae Anchovies
Subfamily: Coiliinae
Genus: Thryssa

(See list of species below)