Thrissina baelama
(Forsskal,
1775) (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
Description
Color: Upper surface of body dark blur or brownish, flanks and lower part silvery; no silvery stripe on flanks.
Body fusiform, slightly compressed. Belly rounded, with abdominal scutes, 4 to 9 pre-pelvic and 7 to 10 post-pelvic; occasionally a single plate-like scute at isthmus. Snout prominent, slightly pointed; maxilla tip pointed and projecting just beyond articulation of lower jaw; isthmus reaching to hind border of gill membrane. Gill rakers 19 to 26 on lower arm of first arch, moderately long and slender. Dorsal fin with 14 to 16 rays, a small blunt spine before fin. Anal with iii 24 to 32 rays, its origin slightly behind last dorsal dorsal ray.
Color: Upper surface of body dark blur or brownish, flanks and lower part silvery; no silvery stripe on flanks.
Body fusiform, slightly compressed. Belly rounded, with abdominal scutes, 4 to 9 pre-pelvic and 7 to 10 post-pelvic; occasionally a single plate-like scute at isthmus. Snout prominent, slightly pointed; maxilla tip pointed and projecting just beyond articulation of lower jaw; isthmus reaching to hind border of gill membrane. Gill rakers 19 to 26 on lower arm of first arch, moderately long and slender. Dorsal fin with 14 to 16 rays, a small blunt spine before fin. Anal with iii 24 to 32 rays, its origin slightly behind last dorsal dorsal ray.
Synonym (s)
• Clupea baelama Forsskal, 1775
• Engraulis boelama Day, 1878
• Engraulis baelama Day, 1889
• Thrissina baelama Whitehead, 1973
• Thrissocles baelama Misra, 1976
• Clupea baelama Forsskal, 1775
• Engraulis boelama Day, 1878
• Engraulis baelama Day, 1889
• Thrissina baelama Whitehead, 1973
• Thrissocles baelama Misra, 1976
Common Name (s)
• Baelama Anchovy (English)
• Poruva (Tamil)
• Oruttuporuvaa (Tamil)
• Baelama Anchovy (English)
• Poruva (Tamil)
• Oruttuporuvaa (Tamil)
Economic Importance and Threats
Importance: Commercial
(Fisheries)
Importance: Commercial
(Fisheries)
Ecology
Habitat: Pelagic, Coastal
Habitat: Pelagic, Coastal
Biogeography
• Andaman Sea INDIA (Record: 1984)
• INDIA (Record: 1984)
• INDIA
• Andaman Sea INDIA (Record: 1984)
• INDIA (Record: 1984)
• INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Talwar, PK and Kacker, RK (1984) Commercial sea fishes of India ZSI, Calcutta 997 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Whitehead, PJP (1972) A synopsis of the clupeoid fishes of India Journal of the marine biological association of India The marine biological association of India 14(1) 160-256 Available at - NIO, Goa
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