Thryssa kammalensis
Species of fish
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Thryssa kammalensis, the Kammal thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the western Indo Pacific.[2]
| Kammal thryssa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Engraulidae |
| Genus: | Thryssa |
| Species: | T. kammalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thryssa kammalensis (Bleeker, 1849) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Size
This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of a place: Kammal in Java, Indonesia, the locality where the type specimen was found.[4]