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
Chameleon goby Chameleon goby The chameleon goby ("Tridentiger trigonocephalus") is a species of ray-finned fish native to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of eastern Asia. It has also spread to other parts of the world where it is found in waters with varying degrees of salinity. The chameleon goby can reach total length. It is pale greyish-brown with a white-speckled head and two longitudinal black bands extending along the flank from the head to the caudal peduncle. The two dorsal fins may be speckled with white and have a brown longitudinal stripe, and the anal fin an orange or grey