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Dussumier's thryssa (Thryssa dussumieri)
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Dussumier's thryssa (Thryssa dussumieri) specimen
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Engraulidae

Dussumier's thryssa

Thryssa dussumieri

Eleven Centimeters Engraulid Fish from Indonesian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • West Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Thryssa dussumieri, the Dussumier's thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Genus
Thryssa
Maximum length
11 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: coasts of Pakistan, India, Myanmar and south of Penang; apparently not yet found in Gulf of Oman nor in the Persian Gulf; Malaysia, Indonesia north to Taiwan, no records from Papua New Guinea or northern coasts of Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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