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Anodontostoma chacunda in Cambodia
Chacunda gizzard shad

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Anodontostoma chacunda   (Hamilton, 1822)
Family:	Clupeidae (Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens)			picture (Ancha_u6.jpg) by Khan, M.M.
Order:	Clupeiformes  (herrings)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Chacunda gizzard shad
Max. size:	22.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 54980)
Environment:	pelagic-neritic; anadromous ; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate:	tropical; 31°N - 23°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.9-1.3)
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to coasts of India and Andaman Sea, to Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, and Philippines, south to northern Australia, the Caroline Islands and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-25. Body depth increasing with size of fish, 40 to 70 % standard length in fishes over 10 cm. Second supra-maxilla a mere splint. Longest gill rakers on lower part of arch less than corresponding gill filaments. Hind edges of scales toothed, the teeth thinner than the gaps between them; a median series of pre-dorsal scales. A large black spot behind gill opening.
Biology:	Usually marine coastal, but ascends rivers to the upper tidal zone (Ref. 12693). Occurs inshore and also in estuaries. Feeds on diatoms, radiolarians, mollusks, copepods, and crustaceans (in that order of importance, at least in the Godavari estuary). Breeds from November to February, mainly in the later part (Godavari estuary). Marketed fresh, frozen, dried, dried-salted or boiled. Made into fish balls
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Whitehead, P.J.P.. 1985. (Ref. 188)
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Cambodia country information
Common names:	Trey ka moi		Ref:  Rainboth, W.J., 1996
Status:	native		Ref:  Tana, T.S., 2003
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Usually found in marine coastal waters, but ascends rivers to the upper tidal zone and may be found in Cambodia near Viet Nam border (Ref. 12693). Also Ref. 31154.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cb.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Carpenter, Kent E.

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