Order Clupeiformes Family Engraulidae(Anchovies) Swatow thryssa Thryssa adelae(Rutter, 1897). Max length/11.0 cm SL. Korean name/pul-ban-deng-i(풀반댕이) D/soft rays 9~11; A/soft rays: 34 - 41. Scutes 14~17+10~12=24~28(keeled scutes from isthmus to anus)
Distribution; Northwest Pacific/south and west seas of Korea, northern waters of China, and Taiwan. Exact northern extent not known. General; Lengths of both jaws similar, with small serrations on underside of upper jaw. Maxilla long, reaching beyond base of pectoral fin. A dark blotch of eye size behind upper part of gill opening. Pale yellow dorsally, silvery white ventrally. Posterior margin of caudal fin dark. Presumably schooling, perhaps mainly in inshore waters. More data needed based on correct identifications. This species is probably hidden in various synonymies, chiefly those of T. hamiltoni which it resembles superficially.
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