Malabar thryssa
📖 Overview
A schooling fish found mostly inshore and perhaps entering estuaries. Although the name malabarica features in the literature, there can be no certainty that it refers to present species.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 34 - 38. Belly with 23 to 26 keeled scutes (isthmus to anus). Tip of snout about level of upper rim of eye. Maxilla moderate; first supra-maxilla small, oval; jaw teeth small. A dark blotch behind upper part of gill opening; small spots on cheek, gill cover, maxilla and paired fins; gill arches pinky orange, inside of gill cover yellow and gold; inner part of anal fin deep yellow, margin whitish.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Malabar thryssa is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - 50 m . Tropical; 26°N - 5°N, 64°E - 95°E recorded from the Gulf and the Red Sea, its place in the Gulf being taken by Thryssa whiteheadi.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Malabar thryssa is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Malabar thryssa is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Malabar thryssa 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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🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Hamilton's Anchovy · Hamilton's Thryssa · Malabar thryssa · Malbar anchovy · Northern Anchovy |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | أنشوفة شمالية · أنشوفة هاميلتون · شيغ مالابار · شيغ هاميلتون |
| 🌍CES | sardel Hamiltonova · sardel malabarská |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Acciuga del Malabar |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | チョウセンタレクチ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Высокотелая трисса |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 漢氏稜鯷 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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