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Thryssa kammalensis

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Kammal thryssa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Thryssa
Species:
T. kammalensis
Binomial name
Thryssa kammalensis
(Bleeker, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Engraulis kammalensis Bleeker, 1849
  • Scutengraulis kammalensis (Bleeker, 1849)
  • Thrissa kammalensis (Bleeker, 1849)
  • Thrissocles kammalensis (Bleeker, 1849)
  • Thryssa kammanensis (Bleeker, 1849)
  • Engraulis rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1852

Thryssa kammalensis, the Kammal thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western Indo Pacific.[2]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).[3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of a place: Kammal in Java, Indonesia, the locality where the type specimen was found.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Munroe, T.A. (2019) [errata version of 2018 assessment]. "Thryssa kammalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T75156473A143836648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T75156473A143836648.en. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ^ Munroe, T.A. and M. Nizinski, 1999. Engraulidae. Anchovies. p. 1698-1706. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thryssa kammalensis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family ENGRAULIDAE Gill 1861 (Anchovies)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 April 2023.