Thryssa dussumieri

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Dussumier's thryssa
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[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.