Thryssa gautamiensis

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Gautama thryssa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Thryssa
Species:
T. gautamiensis
Binomial name
Thryssa gautamiensis
Babu Rao, 1971 [2]

Thryssa gautamiensis, the gautama thryssa, is a species of amphidromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. [3]

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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 does not exceed 21.5 cm (8.5 in). The fish lack dorsal soft rays and only present 34 to 37 anal soft rays.

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References

  1. Munroe, T.A. (2019) [errata version of 2018 assessment]. "Thryssa gautamiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T155280A143828915. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T155280A143828915.en . Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. A New Anchovy, Thryssa gautamiensis n. sp. (Pisces: Engraulidae), from the Godavari Estuary, India
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Thryssa gautamiensis" in FishBase . September 2023 version.

Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Thryssa gautamiensis Babu Rao, 1971". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 18 September 2023.