Fly river thryssa
📖 Overview
Inhabits turbid channels of large rivers, also lakes and swampy backwaters . The very high number of gillrakers suggests filter-feeding habit . Feeds on plankton including calanoid copepods .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 29 - 36. Belly with 17 to 19 + 10 or 11 = 27 to 29 keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Maxilla short, not quite reaching to hind border of pre-operculum; first supra-maxilla short, not more than half length of second. No black area behind upper part of gill opening.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Fly river thryssa is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical; 6°S - 9°S known only from the Fly River, Papua New Guinea.
🌿 Ecology
plankton including calanoid copepods (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Fly river thryssa · Oblique-jaw Thryssa |
| 🌍CES | sardel novoguinejská |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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