Thryssa

Thryssa
Thryssa malabarica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Engraulidae
Genus:	Thryssa Cuvier, 1829

Thryssa is a genus of anchovies in the Engraulidae family. It contains the following species:

Species

• Thryssa adelae (C. M. Rutter, 1897) (Swatow thryssa)
• Thryssa aestuaria (J. D. Ogilby, 1910) (Estuarine thryssa)
• Thryssa baelama (Forsskål, 1775) (Baelama anchovy)
• Thryssa brevicauda T. R. Roberts, 1978 (Short-tail thryssa)
• Thryssa chefuensis (Günther, 1874) (Chefoo thryssa)
• Thryssa dayi Wongratana, 1983 (Day's thryssa)
• Thryssa dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1848) (Dussumier's thryssa)
• Thryssa encrasicholoides (Bleeker, 1852) (False baelama anchovy)
• Thryssa gautamiensis Babu Rao, 1971 (Gautama thryssa)
• Thryssa hamiltonii J. E. Gray, 1835 (Hamilton's thryssa)
• Thryssa kammalensis (Bleeker, 1849) (Kammal thryssa)
• Thryssa kammalensoides Wongratana, 1983 (Godavari thryssa)
• Thryssa malabarica (Bloch, 1795) (Malabar thryssa)
• Thryssa marasriae Wongratana, 1987 (Marasri's thryssa)
• Thryssa mystax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Moustached thryssa)
• Thryssa polybranchialis Wongratana, 1983 (Humphead thryssa)
• Thryssa purava (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Oblique-jaw thryssa)
• Thryssa rastrosa T. R. Roberts, 1978 (Fly River thryssa)
• Thryssa scratchleyi (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) (Freshwater anchovy)
• Thryssa setirostris (Broussonet, 1782) (Longjaw thryssa)
• Thryssa spinidens (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1925) (Bengal thryssa)
• Thryssa stenosoma Wongratana, 1983 (Slender thryssa)
• Thryssa vitrirostris (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908) (Orangemouth anchovy)
• Thryssa whiteheadi Wongratana, 1983 (Whitehead's thryssa)

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Thryssa in FishBase. June 2011 version.