Whitehead's thryssa (Thryssa whiteheadi)

Scientific name: Thryssa whiteheadi Wongratana, 1983

Whitehead's thryssa (Thryssa whiteheadi)

The Whitehead's thryssa (Thryssa whiteheadi) is a marine fish of the family Engraulidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, known only from the Persian Gulf, but perhaps reaches into the Gulf of Oman.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 40 - 43. Belly with 25 to 27 (rarely 28) keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Tip of snout above level of eye center, usually about level of upper rim of eye. Maxilla moderate, its tip projecting just a little beyond edge of gill cover; first supra-maxilla absent; jaw teeth slightly enlarged compared with other species. Blotch behind upper part of gill opening absent or very indistinct.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Thryssa whiteheadi
Family
Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.8
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Persian Gulf, but perhaps reaches into the Gulf of Oman.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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