Thryssa mystax is silver, darker dorsally. There is a distinctive dark blotch behind upper part of gill opening, which can easily identify the species from other "Thryssa" species. Caudal fin is yellowish. It feeds on planktons, fish larva, and small crustaceans like shrimp larva. Thryssa mystax The moustached thryssa ("Thryssa mystax"), also known as Gangetic anchovy, is a species of oceanodromous ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in the tropical western Indo-Pacific region from India, Sri Lanka to Myanmar and south to Java, and Indonesia. It is a small schooling fish found in depth of 0-50m. Maximum length do
Black-stripe minnow Black-stripe minnow The black-stripe minnow ("Galaxiella nigrostriata") is a small freshwater species of fish in the Galaxiidae family. It is endemic to Western Australia where it is found in slow-running streams, ponds, swamps and ditches. "Galaxiella nigrostriata" males grow to a maximum length of and females to a maximum length of This species has 7-9 soft dorsal rays and 10-15 soft anal rays. This fish has a silvery-grey colouration with a yellow stripe flanked by black stripes that begins behind the eyes and terminates at the base of the tail. The black-stripe minnow is found in the South West region