Setipinna paxtoni [Thryssa setirostris]
Description
This species is found in the Western Pacific, from the Gulf of Thailand and Indonesia. The fish has a slender body, a pointed snout, and a deeply forked tail fin. It is a pelagic species that tends to form large schools.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
|
| Order |
Herrings and Anchovies
Clupeiformes
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| Family |
Anchovies
Engraulidae
|
| Genus |
Thryssa
Thryssa
|