Real photoREAL PHOTO
Engraulidae
Orangemouth anchovy
Thrissina vitrirostris
Engraulid Fish beneath the South African Coast
- Orange
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- Elongated
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Orange
Tropical
Regional distribution
Elongated
MediumThryssa vitrirostris, the orangemouth anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Herrings
- Family
- Engraulidae
- Genus
- Thrissina
- Maximum length
- 22 cm
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: from the east coast of Africa, Kenya to Natal, South Africa, and Madagascar.
Class
Family
