Thryssa whiteheadi explained

Thryssa whiteheadi, the Whitehead's thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean. ^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of .

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Peter J. P. Whitehead (1930–1993), of the British Museum (Natural History), whose 1965 review of Red Sea clupeoids "was a major step in understanding the species of this region".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Whitehead, P.J.P., G.J. Nelson and T. Wongratana, 1988. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (Suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/2):305-579. Rome: FAO.
2. Web site: Family ENGRAULIDAE Gill 1861 (Anchovies) . 22 April 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.