Malabar thryssa

Thryssa malabarica

Seventeen Point Five Centimeters Engraulid Fish

Tropical
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
South Asia
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Thryssa malabarica, the Gautama thryssa or Malabar anchovy, is a species of amphidromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is known as Balal parattaya බළල් පරට්ටයා in Sinhalese.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Thryssa
Maximum length: 17.5 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indian Ocean: India, perhaps reaching to Pakistan, but not recorded from the Gulf and the Red Sea, its place in the Gulf being taken by Thryssa whiteheadi .
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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