Dorosomatidae

Chacunda gizzard shad

Anodontostoma chacunda

Fine spaced scale teeth accompany gill rakers shorter than filaments

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Chacunda gizzard shad is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies estuaries and brackish water. The largest recorded length is 22 cm.