Gulf gizzard shad

Nematalosa resticularia

Seventeen Centimeters Dorosomatid Fish from the Indian Ocean

Gulf gizzard shad is known from Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Nematalosa
Maximum length: 17 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, possibly west to Somalia based on one specimen, previously identified both as Nematalosa nasus and as Nematalosa arabica .
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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