Thryssa purava

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Oblique-jaw thryssa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Thryssa
Species:
T. purava
Binomial name
Thryssa purava
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Clupea puravaHamilton, 1822
  • Engraulis annandaleiChaudhuri, 1916
  • Engraulis purava(Hamilton, 1822)
  • Thrissa purava(Hamilton, 1822)

Thryssa purava, the oblique-jaw thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean. [2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Munroe, T.A. (2019) [errata version of 2018 assessment]. "Thryssa purava". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T99086293A143842621. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99086293A143842621.en . Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Thryssa purava" in FishBase . February 2015 version.


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