Hamilton's Anchovy
Thryssa malabarica
- Usual depth25–29 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
About this species
Thryssa malabarica, the Gautama thryssa or Malabar anchovy, is a species of amphidromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is known as Balal parattaya බළල් පරට්ටයා in Sinhalese.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 25–29 m · Deepest record: 29 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Hamilton's Anchovy, Hamilton's Thryssa, Malabar thryssa, Malbar anchovy, Northern Anchovy
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- チョウセンタレクチ
- Simplified Chinese
- 漢氏稜鯷
Other scientific names: Clupea cuvierii, Clupea malabarica, Clupea malabaricus, Engraulis malabaricus, Thrissocles malabaricus, Thryssa cuvieri
Similar species
- Longjaw thryssa
Thryssa setirostris
- New Jersey anchovy
Thryssa encrasicholoides
Shorthead anchovyEncrasicholina heteroloba
Japanese anchovyEngraulis japonicus
- Buccaneer anchovy
Encrasicholina punctifer
- Commerson's anchovy
Stolephorus commersonnii
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 61 open-data records from 1795 to 2008.
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