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.
This species reaches a length of .
The fish is named in honor of American Baptist missionary Adele M. Fielde (1839âÂÂ1916), 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.