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Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae Anchovies
Subfamily: Coiliinae
Genus: Thrissina

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8 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Thrissina baelama Baelama anchovy Indo-Pacific 16 SL 1775
Thrissina belvedere Ha Long Thryssa Northwest Pacific 8.1 SL 2020
Thrissina chefuensis Chefoo thryssa Northwestern Pacific 10.7 SL 1874
Thrissina cultella Cutlass Thryssa Eastern Indian Ocean 11.4 SL 2019
Thrissina serena Arabian Thryssa Western Indian Ocean 13.3 SL 2019
Thrissina supra Pakistan Thryssa Western Indian Ocean 13.5 SL 2021
Thrissina vitrirostris Orangemouth anchovy Western Indian Ocean 22 TL 1908
Thrissina whiteheadi Whitehead's Thryssa Western Indian Ocean 20.5 SL 1983



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