| Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas) |
| 16.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic-neritic; freshwater; brackish; marine, anadromous |
| Indo-West Pacific: southwest coast of India, presumably Bay of Bengal, off Andaman Sea coast of Thailand, Penang, Gulf of Thailand, Singapore and Viet Nam. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-26. Belly with 25 to 30 total scutes. Anterior arm of pre-operculum with the third infra-orbital bone immediately above it, no fleshy gap between. Lower jaw strongly flared outward. A pair of grooves in the spongy skin on top of head, converging posteriorly. Pectoral axillary scale present; hind edge of scales not toothed; a dark spot after gill opening followed by smaller spots on flank. |
| Inhabits marine waters, but enters (and presumably breeding in) freshwater (Ref. 4832). A filter-feeder. More data needed. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 March 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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