Thryssa adelae explained

Thryssa adelae, the Swatow thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean. ^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of .

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of American Baptist missionary Adele M. Fielde (1839–1916), who sent a collection of fishes from the port of Swatow, China, including the type specimen of this fish, to the University of Indiana in 1885.^[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) . 27 April 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.