Scientific Name	Thryssa dussumieri   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1848)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	杜氏稜鯷	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯷科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F095　Engraulidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	杜氏稜鯷
Max Length	11 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	杜氏劍鰶、突鼻仔、含西
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、PonFu
Habitats	Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	No locality
Synonyms	Engraulis auratus, Engraulis dussumieri, Scutengraulis dussumieri, Thrissa dussumieri, Thrissocles dussumieri
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鱘形目；海鰱目；鯡形目及鼠鱚目(張, 2001)  Whitehead, P. J. P., G. J. Nelson etc. 1988 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	AMNH38191. ASIZP0059989. ASIZP0063677. ASIZP0068549. ASIZP0078280. ASIZP0078286. ASIZP0078831. ASIZP0078867. ASIZP0078896. ASIZP0079132. ASIZP0700332. ASIZP0700333. CAS28159. MTP0090. NMMBP00022. NMMBP00052. NMMBP01204. NMMBP01222. NMMBP01254. NMMBP02501. NMMBP02536. NMMBP02686. NMMBP02701. NMMBP03024. NMMBP03102. NMMBP05229. NTUM03579. NTUM03580. NTUM03635. NTUM03781. NTUM06600. NTUM06972.
Barcode	2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Dussumier's anchovy; Dussumier's thryssa
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body compressed, belly with usually 15 or 16 (rarely 14) prepelvic and 6 to 9 (usually 7 or 8) postpelvic scutes; total number of scutes 21 to 24 (usually 22 or 23) keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Maxilla very long, reaching at least halfway along pectoral fin and to pelvic fin base in adults; first supra-maxilla absent; lower jaw slender. Lower gill rakers on first gill arch 17 to 19 (rarely 20); with serrae on the inner edge in distinct clumps. Dorsal-fin origin slightly anterior to body midpoint. Anal fin relatively long, with iii unbranched and 29 to 37 (usually 31 to 35) branched fin rays, its origin just posterior to vertical through base of posteriormost dorsal-fin ray. A dark blotch behind upper part of gill opening, sometimes joined to dark saddle on nape.
habitats	Presumably schooling, mostly inshore and perhaps tolerating estuarine conditions. Feeds on diatoms when young and prawn larvae, copepods and cypris when larger.
Distribution	Broadly distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of Indo-Pacific, from coasts of Pakistan, India, Myanmar and south of Penang; apparently not yet found in Gulf of Oman or the Persian Gulf; Malaysia, Indonesia north to Taiwan, no records from Papua N
Utility	Marketed fresh, dried, dried-salted, or made into fish meal, fish sauce, or fish balls.