Scientific Name
Dorosoma chavesi
Common Name
Nicaragua gizzard shad
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 24 - 30. Body moderately deep; belly with 15 to 18 + 9 to 12 scutes. Mouth relatively large; lower jaw comparatively long, upper jaw reaching to vertical from eye center. Last dorsal fin ray long, but less than distance from snout tip to pelvic fin base; anal fin moderately long. Scales small, somewhat irregular. A dark spot behind gill opening. Gill rakers fine and numerous.