Hamilton's thryssa (Thryssa hamiltonii)

Scientific name: Thryssa hamiltonii Gray, 1835

Hamilton's thryssa (Thryssa hamiltonii)

The Hamilton's thryssa (Thryssa hamiltonii) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 32 - 39. Belly with 23 to 26 keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Tip of snout above level of eye center, usually about level of upper rim of eye. Maxilla short or moderate; first supra-maxilla small, oval. A dark blotch behind upper part of gill opening.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Thryssa hamiltonii
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.0
Depth range
10–13 m (33–43 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous; depth range 10 - 13 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf eastward to Myanmar, Andamans and Penang; Taiwan south to Arafura Sea, the northern coasts of Australia and Papua New Guinea; Sarawak; a record from the Bonin Islands; presumably the Philippines; perhaps not eastward to the Hebrides, etc.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.66-1.32; tmax=4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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