Sabretoothed thryssa (Lycothrissa crocodilus)

Scientific name: Lycothrissa crocodilus Bleeker, 1851

Sabretoothed thryssa (Lycothrissa crocodilus)

The Sabretoothed thryssa (Lycothrissa crocodilus) is a freshwater fish of the family Engraulidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 44 - 48. Belly with 16 to 19 keeled scutes from pectoral fin base to anus. Maxilla short, tip blunt; first supra-maxilla absent. Lower gill rakers short, with large tooth-like serrae. Anal fin origin before dorsal fin origin by about an eye diameter. Pectoral fins wholly or partly black, caudal yellow with black margin The enlarged jaw teeth distinguish it from any other Indo-West Pacific anchovy. Relatively small head; flat dorsal profile; long axillary scales at pectoral and pelvic bases.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lycothrissa crocodilus
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: rivers, lakes and estuaries of Banjermasin, Pontianak, Sinkawang, middle part of Kapuas River, Kalimantan; Banjuasin, Palembang, Djambi, Sumatra; Chao Praya River as far up as Lake Bueng-borapet or 210 km from the sea, Thailand; Tonle Sap, Cambodia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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