Indonesian gizzard shad

Anodontostoma selangkat

One hundred to one hundred sixty six lower rakers

Tropical
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Indonesian gizzard shad is a marine fish living in ocean habitats. One feature is particularly easy to remember: One hundred to one hundred sixty six lower rakers.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Anodontostoma
Maximum length: 18 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Indian Ocean (Andaman Islands - a single Day specimen), Java Sea, the Philippines and eastward to Bismarck Archipelago.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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