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Thryssa vitrirostris

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Species of fish

Orangemouth anchovy
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Thryssa
Species: T. vitrirostris
Binomial name
Thryssa vitrirostris
(Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Engraulis vitrirostris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
  • Thissina vitrirostris Hata & Motomura 2019

Thryssa vitrirostris, the orangemouth anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean.

Size

This species reaches a length of 22 cm (8.7 in).

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thryssa vitrirostris". FishBase. February 2015 version.
Taxon identifiers
Thryssa vitrirostris


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