Thryssa adelae

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. ^[2]

Swatow thryssa
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Engraulidae
Genus:	Thryssa
Species:	T. adelae
Binomial name
Thryssa adelae (Rutter, 1897)
Synonyms
Trichosoma adelae Rutter, 1897 Setipinna adelae (Rutter, 1897)

Size

This species reaches a length of 13.6 cm (5.4 in).^[3]

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.^[4]