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Thryssa gautamiensis

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Gautama thryssa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Clupeiformes
Family:
Engraulidae
Genus:
Thryssa
Species:
T. gautamiensis
Binomial name
Thryssa gautamiensis
Babu Rao, 1971

Thryssa gautamiensis, the gautama thryssa, is a species of amphidromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.[1]

Description

It is distributed throughout the eastern coast of India, around Sri Lanka, and possibly Myanmar. It is a small schooling fish found in depth of 20-50m. Maximum length do not exceed 21.5 cm. The fish lack dorsal soft rays and only present 34 to 37 anal soft rays.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Thryssa-gautamiensis". fishbase.org.
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