| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thryssa adelae (Rutter, 1897) |
Swatow thryssa | Northwest Pacific | 13.6 |
| Thryssa aestuaria (Ogilby, 1910) |
Estuarine thryssa | Western Pacific | 13.8 |
| Thryssa brevicauda Roberts, 1978 |
Short-tail thryssa | Western Central Pacific | 7.5 |
| Thryssa dayi Wongratana, 1983 |
Day's thryssa | Western Indian Ocean | 21.5 |
| Thryssa dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1848) |
Dussumier's thryssa | Indo-Pacific | 11 |
| Thryssa encrasicholoides (Bleeker, 1852) |
False baelama anchovy | Indo-Pacific | 10.7 |
| Thryssa gautamiensis Babu Rao, 1971 |
Gautama thryssa | Indian Ocean | 21.5 |
| Thryssa hamiltonii (Gray, 1835) |
Hamilton's thryssa | Indo-Pacific | 27 |
| Thryssa kammalensis (Bleeker, 1849) |
Kammal thryssa | Indo-West Pacific | 18 |
| Thryssa kammalensoides Wongratana, 1983 |
Godavari thryssa | Indian Ocean | 16.6 |
| Thryssa malabarica (Bloch, 1795) |
Malabar thryssa | Indian Ocean | 17.5 |
| Thryssa marasriae Wongratana, 1987 |
Marasri's thryssa | Western Central Pacific | 6.9 |
| Thryssa mystax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
Moustached thryssa | Indo-West Pacific | 19 |
| Thryssa polybranchialis Wongratana, 1983 |
Humphead thryssa | Indian Ocean | 19.1 |
| Thryssa purava (Hamilton, 1822) |
Oblique-jaw thryssa | Indian Ocean | 15.5 |
| Thryssa rastrosa Roberts, 1978 |
Fly river thryssa | Oceania | 12 |
| Thryssa scratchleyi (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) |
New Guinea thryssa | Asia and Oceania | 40 |
| Thryssa setirostris (Broussonet, 1782) |
Longjaw thryssa | Indo-Pacific | 18 |
| Thryssa spinidens (Jordan & Seale, 1925) |
Bengal thryssa | Eastern Indian Ocean | 16.5 |
| Thryssa stenosoma Wongratana, 1983 |
Slender thryssa | Eastern Indian Ocean | 15 |