Engraulidae

Freshwater anchovy

Thryssa scratchleyi

Engraulid Fish from Asian Waters

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Oceania
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Freshwater anchovy is known around Asia and Oceania as a freshwater fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the largest recorded length is 40 cm.