Thryssa adelae, the Swatow thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae.

It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean.

[2] This species reaches a length of 13.6 cm (5.4 in).

[3] The fish is named in honor of American Baptist missionary Adele M. Fielde (1839–1916), who sent a collection of fishes from the port of Swatow, China, including the type specimen of this fish, to the University of Indiana in 1885.

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