Thryssa purava is a valid scientific name.

Thryssa purava (Hamilton, 1822)

Anchovy - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Clupeiformes
Family	:	Engraulidae
Genus	:	Thryssa
Species	:	Thryssa purava

Common Names:

English	:	Anchovy[1211] Longjaw thryssa [1186] Oblique-jaw thryssa[1192] Gangetic Thryssa[1174]
Bangla	:	Data not available

Synonyms:

Clupea purava Hamilton, 1822
Engraulis purava (Hamilton, 1822)
Thrissa purava (Hamilton, 1822)
Thryssa megastoma Swainson, 1839
Engraulis annandalei Chaudhuri, 1916 Jul
Engraulis kempi Chaudhuri, 1916 Jul
Engraulis rambhae Chaudhuri, 1916 Jul

Maximum Length and Weight:

116 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.8-5.9 : 4.7-4.9 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 4 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Inter orbial width : Eye Diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Body height : Standard length = 1 : 3.70-3.91 ^[1174]
Head length : Standard length = 1 : 4.74-4.93 ^[1174]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. I/13; P₁. 14; P₂. 6; A. 42-47 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iii 9-12; A iii 38- 44; P i 14; V i 6 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

27 abdominal scutes. 46 scales on lateral line. 11 scales after pelvic fin base. 16 scales before pelvic fin base. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Data Deficient (DD)	(Version 3.1) [602]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [289]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[855] Myanmar[447] Pakistan[855] Sri Lanka[447] Bangladesh[5] India[855] Myanmar[447] Pakistan[855] Sri Lanka[447]
Bangladesh	:	Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears:
Purse seine net, Beach seine net, Bamboo stake trap ^[1174]
Market price: Data not available