Thryssa whiteheadi
Thryssa whiteheadi, the Whitehead's thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean. [2]
| Whitehead's thryssa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Thryssa |
| Species: | T. whiteheadi |
| Binomial name | |
| Thryssa whiteheadi Wongratana, 1983 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 15.8 cm (6.2 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Peter J. P. Whitehead (1930–1993), of the British Museum (Natural History), whose 1965 review of Red Sea clupeoids “was a major step in understanding the species of this region”.[4]
References
- Munroe, T.A. (2019) [errata version of 2018 assessment]. "Thryssa whiteheadi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T98735411A143839790. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T98735411A143839790.en. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Thryssa whiteheadi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- 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.
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