Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Engraulidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Clupeiformes Genus Thryssa | |
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Gautama Thryssa (Thryssa gautamiensis), is a species of amphidromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.
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.
References
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