Engraulidae

Swatow thryssa

Thryssa adelae

Dark spot marks above gill opening

• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Swatow thryssa is known around Northwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 13.6 cm.