Short-tail thryssa
📖 Overview
Presumed marine, pelagic and coastal, but at least the juveniles enter mangrove creeks of rivers, thus tolerating lowered salinities. More data needed.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 32 - 29. Belly with 14 to 16 + 9 = 23 to 25 keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Maxilla short, reaching to hind border of pre-operculum; first supra-maxilla short, about half length of second. Pseudobranch long. A diffuse dark saddle on nape; no dark blotch behind gill opening.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Short-tail thryssa is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Short-tail thryssa is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Short-tail thryssa is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 5°S - 13°S, 132°E - 148°E Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea (Fly River) and northern Australia (near Darwin).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | short-tail thryssa |
| 🌍CES | sardel krátkoocasá |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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