Freshwater anchovy
| Freshwater anchovy | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Thryssa |
| Species: | T. scratchleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Thryssa scratchleyi (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886)
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The freshwater anchovy (Thryssa scratchleyi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is endemic to Australia. Often mistaken for a minnow.
Environment[]
Thryssa scratchleyi is known to be found in brackish freshwaters of estuaries.[1]
Threats[]
Thryssa scratchleyi is recorded to serve no threats to humans, and it is a harmless species.[2]
Biology[]
Thryssa scratchleyi is recorded to be the largest anchovy known.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Freshwater Anchovy, Thryssa scratchleyi (Ramsay & Ogilby 1886)". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Thryssa scratchleyi (Ramsay &. Ogilby, 1886) FRESHWATER ANCHOVY". Discover Life. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
Sources[]
- Wager, R. (1996). "Thryssa scratchleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T21855A9323970. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21855A9323970.en. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Thryssa
- Freshwater fish of Australia
- Fauna of the Northern Territory
- Fauna of Queensland
- Freshwater fish of New Guinea
- Taxa named by Edward Pierson Ramsay
- Taxa named by James Douglas Ogilby
- Fish described in 1886
- Clupeiformes stubs