Longjaw thryssa
📖 Overview
Marine, pelagic, presumably schooling, occurring mostly close inshore, entering bays and estuaries . Recorded at a temperature range of 26.0-29.0 °C in the Trinity Inlet system, Australia . It feeds mainly on crustaceans, like amphipods, zoea larvae, Acetes . May be caught using ringnets . Used as bait in the tuna fishery in the South Pacific.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 32 - 39. Diagnosis: Body fairly compressed, belly with 16-18 plus 9-10, with a total of 25-28 keeled scutes; lower gill rakers 10-12; head with gold tints; anal and caudal fins deep yellow; a black area behind upper part of gill opening . It is distinguished from all other Thryssa species and in fact all other anchovies by the very long maxilla, reaching at least to tip of pectoral fin, usually to pelvic fin base or even to anal fin origin; also unique is the high coronoid process of the lower jaw, the jaw rising steeply in the mouth . : fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Longjaw thryssa is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Longjaw thryssa is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 20 m . Tropical; 28°N - 40°S, 21°E - 170°E south to Port Alfred, but no records from the Red Sea and Madagascar; coasts of Pakistan, India and probably Burma; Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines to Taiwan (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans, like amphipods, zoea larvae, Acetes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Long-horned Anchovy · New Guinea thryssa · longjaw thryssa |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | أنشوفة طويلة القرون · شيغ طويل الفك |
| 🌍CES | sardel šavlovitá |
| 🇫🇷French | anchois-moustache cornu |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Длинноусая трисса |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | bocarte de cuernos |
| 🌍THA | ปลาแมวงายาว |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 含西 · 突鼻仔 · 臭肉仔 · 長吻劍鰶 · 長頜棱鯷 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clupea mystacina | Forster | 1801 | Synonym |
| Clupea seticornis | Broussonet | 1782 | Synonym |
| Clupea setirostris | Broussonet | 1782 | Synonym |
| Engraulis setirostris | Broussonet | 1782 | Synonym |
| Scutengraulis setirostris | Broussonet | 1782 | Synonym |
| Thrissa setirostris | Broussonet | 1782 | Synonym |
| Thrissocles setirostris | Broussonet | 1782 | Synonym |
| Thryssa macrognathos | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 18 records indexed .
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