Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 25. Body depth increasing with size. Second supra-maxilla paddle-shaped. Lower gill rakers 46 to 140; longest gill rakers on lower part of arch equal to or longer than corresponding gill filaments. Last dorsal fin ray not filamentous. Hind edges of scales toothed, the teeth wider than gaps between them; a median series pre-dorsal scales. A large dark mark behind gill opening.

Common Names

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Dorosoma thajská , Czech , Czechia

Thailandsk kråsesild , Danish , Denmark

Gizzard shad , English , Malaysia

Thai gizzard shad , English , Malaysia

Thai gizzard shad , English , Global

Tai tömpninaheeringas , Estonian , Estonia

Trey ka moi , Khmer , Cambodia

Bok kog , Malay , Malaysia

Kebasi Siam , Malay , Malaysia

Kuasi , Malay , Malaysia

Landong , Malay , Malaysia

Nandong , Malay , Malaysia

Pias , Malay , Malaysia

Selangat , Malay , Malaysia

Tamban , Malay , Malaysia

泰国无齿鰶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

泰國無齒鰶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Thai-chacunda , Swedish , Sweden

Cá Mòi Thái lan , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Clupeiformes

Family: Dorosomatidae

Genus: Anodontostoma

Species: Anodontostoma thailandiae Wongratana, 1983

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indo-Pacific: Indian Ocean (northern part of Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea at Phuket in Thailand), Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea. Also found in Indonesia (Ref. 7050). In earlier works, Anodontostoma chacunda was often misapplied to Anodontostoma thailandiae.

Biology

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Occurs inshore and probably entering estuaries. Its biology is probably similar to A. chacunda.

Habitat

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brackish