Thryssa vitrirostris, the orangemouth anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean.[2]
Orangemouth anchovy | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Engraulidae |
Genus: | Thryssa |
Species: | T. vitrirostris
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Binomial name | |
Thryssa vitrirostris (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)
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Size
editThis species reaches a length of 22 cm (8.7 in).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Hata, H. (2020). "Thryssa vitrirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T171339401A171342135. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T171339401A171342135.en. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thryssa vitrirostris". FishBase. February 2015 version.