New Jersey anchovy
Thryssa encrasicholoides (Bleeker, 1852)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Thryssa encrasicholoides, the false baelama anchovy or New Jersey anchovy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the all marine, brackish and freshwater systems. It is closely related to Thryssa baelama, where the three different only by small structural aspects such as more caudal vertebrae and one or two keeled scutes without arms.
Wikipedia contributors, Thryssa encrasicholoides; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:15:58.801388+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Thryssa encrasicholoides (Bleeker, 1852)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1852)
- Common name
- New Jersey anchovy
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Engraulidae
- Genus
- Thryssa
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
- familyEngraulidae Gill, 1861
- subfamilyCoiliinae Bleeker, 1872
- genusThryssa Cuvier, 1829
- speciesThryssa encrasicholoides (Bleeker, 1852)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Thryssa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Thryssa brevicauda Roberts, 1978 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thryssa dayi Wongratana, 1983 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thryssa dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1848) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thryssa kammalensis (Bleeker, 1849) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thryssa kammalensoides Wongratana, 1983 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thryssa malabarica (Bloch, 1795) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thryssa mystax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longjaw thryssaThryssa setirostris (Broussonet, 1782) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thryssa whiteheadi Wongratana, 1983 | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thryssa spinidens (Jordan & Seale, 1925) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thryssa cultella (Hata & Motomura, 2019) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thryssa serena (Hata & Motomura, 2019) | EngraulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Engraulis duodecim Cope, 1867 Cope, 1867 | synonym |
| Engraulis encrasicholoides Bleeker, 1852 Bleeker, 1852 | synonym |
| Anchoa duodecim (Cope, 1867) (Cope, 1867) | synonym |
| Thrissina encrasicholoides (Bleeker, 1852) (Bleeker, 1852) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158704 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:56NHZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.