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Anodontostoma selangkat (Bleeker, 1852) Indonesian gizzard shad |
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| Family: | Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas) | |||
| Max. size: | 18 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: Indian Ocean (Andaman Islands - a single Day specimen), Java Sea, the Philippines and eastward to Bismarck Archipelago. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 22-28. Body depth increasing with size of fish. Second supra-maxilla a mere splint. Lower gill rakers 100 to 166; longest gill rakers on lower part of arch less than corresponding gill filaments. Teeth on hind edge of scales wider than gaps between them; a median series of pre-dorsal scales. A large dark mark behind gill opening, followed by longitudinal streaks along flank. | |||
| Biology: | Occurs inshore. Its biology is probably similar to A. chacunda. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 March 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||