Bloch's gizzard shad

Nematalosa nasus

Dorosomatid Fish from the South China Sea

Bloch's gizzard shad is a fish from Indo-West Pacific. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 27.2 cm. Its body is fusiform body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Nematalosa
Maximum length: 27.2 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden north to the Persian Gulf, then eastward to the Andaman Sea, South China Sea and the Philippines, and north to southern tip of Korea. Also reported from Durban Bay in South Africa based on a single juvenile (Ref. 3259 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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