WoRMS name details
Thryssa vitrirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
212290 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212290)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Engraulis vitrirostris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Thrissa vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thrissocles vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Thryssa vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Engraulis vitrirostris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Gilchrist, J. D. F.; Thompson, W. W. (1908). Descriptions of fishes from the coast of Natal. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> v. 6 (pt 2): 145-206. [details]
Description Presumably schooling, occurring inshore and entering estuaries and lagoons (perhaps as nursery areas), but moving further...
Description Presumably schooling, occurring inshore and entering estuaries and lagoons (perhaps as nursery areas), but moving further out in rainy seasons when coastal waters are freshened up by rivers. May be caught using ringnets (Ref. 5213). Generally marketed fresh, may be salted or dried (Ref. 5284). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Thryssa vitrirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212290 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Engraulis vitrirostris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Gilchrist, J. D. F.; Thompson, W. W. (1908). Descriptions of fishes from the coast of Natal. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> v. 6 (pt 2): 145-206. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Presumably schooling, occurring inshore and entering estuaries and lagoons (perhaps as nursery areas), but moving further out in rainy seasons when coastal waters are freshened up by rivers. May be caught using ringnets (Ref. 5213). Generally marketed fresh, may be salted or dried (Ref. 5284). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | orangemouth anchovy | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (59 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Thryssa vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Engraulis vitrirostris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Thrissocles vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thryssa vitrirostris)
To FishBase (from synonym Thryssa vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To FishBase (from synonym Thrissa vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To FishBase (from synonym Thrissocles vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis vitrirostris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 87 proteins) (from synonym Engraulis vitrirostris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 87 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thryssa vitrirostris FIN028118 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thryssa vitrirostris FIN028118B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Thryssa vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Engraulis vitrirostris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Thrissocles vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thryssa vitrirostris)
To FishBase (from synonym Thryssa vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To FishBase (from synonym Thrissa vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To FishBase (from synonym Thrissocles vitirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Engraulis vitrirostris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 87 proteins) (from synonym Engraulis vitrirostris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 87 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thryssa vitrirostris FIN028118 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thryssa vitrirostris FIN028118B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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