Order Clupeiformes Family Engraulidae(Anchovies) Hamilton's thryssa Thryssa hamiltonii(Gray, 1835). Max length/27.0 cm SL Korean name/pul-ban-ji(풀반지) D/soft rays 13~14. A/soft rays 35~45. P1/16. P2/7; Scutes/23~26(keeled scutes from isthmus to anus).
Distribution; Indo-Pacific/Persian Gulf eastward to Myanmar, Andamans, Penang, Philippines, Taiwan, and Korea, south to Arafura Sea, the northern coasts of Australia and Papua New Guinea; Sarawak; a record from the Bonin Islands. General; Dorsal contour relatively flat, belly with crescent form. Body strongly compressed. Snout round, both jaws almost equal in length. Tip of snout above level of eye center, usually about level of upper rim of eye. Maxilla short or moderate. Posterior end of upper jaw reaches behind of lower part of gill opening. A dark blotch behind upper part of gill opening. Belly with 23~26 sharp keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Anal fin begins below the posterior end of dorsal fin base or slightly behind of it. Body silvery white in ground color, but with dark hue on dorsal part. Dorsal and anal fins transparent. Caudal fin yellow. Coastal pelagic. Presumably schooling, inshore and entering estuaries. More precise data needed, based on correct identifications.
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