Malabar thryssa (Thryssa malabarica)

Scientific name: Thryssa malabarica Bloch, 1795

Malabar thryssa (Thryssa malabarica)

The Malabar thryssa (Thryssa malabarica) is a brackish-water fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Indian Ocean, India, perhaps reaching to Pakistan, but not recorded from the Gulf and the Red Sea, its place in the Gulf being taken by Thryssa whiteheadi.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 34 - 38. Belly with 23 to 26 keeled scutes (isthmus to anus). Tip of snout about level of upper rim of eye. Maxilla moderate; first supra-maxilla small, oval; jaw teeth small. A dark blotch behind upper part of gill opening; small spots on cheek, gill cover, maxilla and paired fins; gill arches pinky orange, inside of gill cover yellow and gold; inner part of anal fin deep yellow, margin whitish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Thryssa malabarica
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.5
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: India, perhaps reaching to Pakistan, but not recorded from the Gulf and the Red Sea, its place in the Gulf being taken by Thryssa whiteheadi.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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