Thryssa gautamiensis

Thryssa gautamiensis, the gautama thryssa, is a species of amphidromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.

Description

It is distributed throughout the eastern coast of India, around Sri Lanka, and possibly Myanmar. It is a small schooling fish found in depth of 20-50m. Maximum length does not exceed. The fish lack dorsal soft rays and only present 34 to 37 anal soft rays.