Family : Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Order : Clupeiformes  (herrings)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Kammal thryssa
Fish Name : Thryssa kammalensis
Max size : 15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6898)
Environment : pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous ; depth range 1 - 20 m
Climate : tropical; 9°N - 11°S
Global Importance : fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: only Penang, Malaysia in the Indian Ocean; southern Thailand to Singapore, southern Kalimantan, Java and Sulawesi. Records of this species from India refer to the rather similar Thryssa kammalensoides.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 30-33. Belly with 23 to 25 (rarely 24 or 26) keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Maxilla moderate, reaching just to gill opening or a little beyond in large fishes; first supra-maxilla about half of second. A diffuse dark `saddle' on nape.
Biology : Presumably schooling and occurring mostly inshore. More data needed based on correct identifications
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Munroe, T.A. and M. Nizinski. 1999. (Ref. 9822)

India country information
Common Names : Malabar thryssa
Status : misidentification
Salinity : brackish
Uses : no uses