Thryssa dussumieri

Species of fish

Dussumier's thryssa
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Thryssa
Species:
T. dussumieri
Binomial name
Thryssa dussumieri
(Valenciennes, 1848)
Synonyms
List
  • Engraulis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848
  • Scutengraulis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1848)
  • Thrissa dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1848)
  • Thrissocles dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1848)

Thryssa dussumieri, the Dussumier's thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 11 cm (4.3 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792–1883), a French voyager and merchant, who collected the holotype specimen.[4]

References

  1. ^ Di Dario, F. (2017). "Thryssa dussumieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T75156420A75156433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T75156420A75156433.en. Retrieved 18 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.) (2015). "Thryssa dussumieri" in 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.
Taxon identifiers
Thryssa dussumieri


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