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Swatow thryssa (Thryssa adelae)
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Swatow thryssa (Thryssa adelae) specimen
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Engraulidae

Swatow thryssa

Thryssa adelae

Dark spot marks above gill opening

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Swatow thryssa is known around Northwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 13.6 cm.

Genus
Thryssa
Maximum length
13.6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan and northern waters of China, but exact northern extent not known.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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