Thryssa dussumieri

Dussumier's thryssa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Engraulidae
Genus:	Thryssa
Species:	T. dussumieri
Binomial name
Thryssa dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1848)
Synonyms
List Engraulis dussumieriValenciennes, 1848 Scutengraulis dussumieri(Valenciennes, 1848) Thrissa dussumieri(Valenciennes, 1848) Thrissocles dussumieri(Valenciennes, 1848)

Thryssa dussumieri, the Dussumier's thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific. ^[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 11 cm (4.3 in). ^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792–1883), a French voyager and merchant, who collected the holotype specimen. ^[4]

References

1. Di Dario, F. (2017). "Thryssa dussumieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T75156420A75156433. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T75156420A75156433.en . Retrieved 18 September 2023.
2. Munroe, T.A. and M. Nizinski, 1999. Engraulidae. Anchovies. p. 1698-1706. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thryssa dussumieri". FishBase . February 2015 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family ENGRAULIDAE Gill 1861 (Anchovies)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 April 2023.