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Scientific Name | Thryssa nasuta (Castelnau, 1878) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Norman River, Queensland, Australia. |
Etymology | Thryssa: Greek, thrissa, -es = shad. |
Species Information | |
Size | 270mm or 10.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf eastward to Myanmar, Andamans and Penang; Taiwan south to Arafura Sea, the northern coasts of Australia and Papua New Guinea; Sarawak; a record from the Bonin Islands; presumably the Philippines; perhaps not eastward to the Hebrides, etc. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
Other Parameters | Presumably schooling, inshore and entering estuaries. Marine and brackish waters. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 1), pp 51. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:15.145.1208.6275 | |
Last Update | 2024 Feb 01 13:57 (species record created: 2014 Nov 16 14:09) |