Thai anchovy
📖 Overview
Presumed coastal, pelagic and schooling, but evidently tolerates lowered salinities (e.g. in the Godavari estuary, India; Songkla Lake, Thailand and Barito River estuary, Indonesia) and possibly such places are its main habitat. More data needed.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 19. Belly with 4 to 7 small needle-like pre-pelvic scutes; a small pre-dorsal spine and another on the pelvic scute. Maxilla tip pointed, reaching to or beyond hind border of pre-operculum, the latter concave, indented near maxilla tip. Anal fin short, with origin below about middle of dorsal fin base. A double pigment line on back behind dorsal fin.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Thai anchovy is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 25°N - 9°S, 80°E - 113°E east Kalimantan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Thai anchovy is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Thai anchovy has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔬 Full Nutritional Profile
Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (oily fish average)
📊 Population Dynamics
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