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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Thryssa
Maximum length: 40 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia and Oceania: Papua New Guinea (Strickland and Fly Rivers), Indonesia (Lorentz River in Irian Jaya) and Australia (rivers entering the Gulf of Carpentaria).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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