Thryssa malabarica

Malabar thryssa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Thryssa
Species:
T. malabarica
Binomial name
Thryssa malabarica
(Bloch, 1795)
Synonyms
  • Clupea malabaricus Bloch, 1795
  • Clupea malabarica Bloch, 1795
  • Thrissocles malabaricus (Bloch, 1795)
  • Thryssa cuvieri (Swainson, 1839)

Thryssa malabarica, the Gautama thryssa or Malabar anchovy, is a species of amphidromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.[2] It is known as Balal parattaya බළල් පරට්ටයා in Sinhalese.

  1. ^ Munroe, T.A. (2019) [errata version of 2018 assessment]. "Thryssa malabarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T99085827A143842486. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99085827A143842486.en. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thryssa malabarica". FishBase. September 2023 version.