Thryssa purava

Thryssa purava, the oblique-jaw thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean.[1]

Oblique-jaw thryssa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Thryssa
Species:
T. purava
Binomial name
Thryssa purava
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Clupea purava Hamilton, 1822
  • Engraulis purava (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Thrissa purava (Hamilton, 1822)

Size

This species reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in).[2]

References
  1. Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Thryssa purava" in FishBase. February 2015 version.


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