Hamilton's thryssa

Thryssa hamiltonii

Engraulid Fish from Philippine Waters

Tropical
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Thryssa hamiltonii, or Hamilton's thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. The species is found in the tropical western Indo-Pacific region: mainly, the eastern direction near Myanmar, Taiwan, the northern head of Australia and Papua New Guinea and possibly the Philippines.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Thryssa
Maximum length: 27 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf eastward to Myanmar, Andamans and Penang; Taiwan south to Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ), the northern coasts of Australia and Papua New Guinea; Sarawak; a record from the Bonin Islands; presumably the Philippines; perhaps not eastward to Vanuatu, etc.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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