Thrissina whiteheadi, Wongratana, 1983
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17819582 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FFF2-FFB9-28AB-FF5EFCBBF842 |
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Felipe |
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Thrissina whiteheadi |
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Common name. Persian Gulf thryssa.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from T. mystica by: ● 18–21 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch / ● 39–43 branched anal rays. Size up to 205 mm SL.
Distribution. Endemic to Persian Gulf. In Shatt al Arab/ Arvand, Hammar Marsh and Lake Hawizah, widespread in sea.
Habitat. Pelagic in coastal waters, entering freshwaters.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. LC
Further reading. Carpenter et al. 1997 (identification, distribution); Hata et al. 2021 (redescription).
The Caspian Sea is habitat of a great diversity of Clupeiform fishes in West Asia.
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