Indonesian gizzard shad (Anodontostoma selangkat)

Scientific name: Anodontostoma selangkat Bleeker, 1852

Indonesian gizzard shad (Anodontostoma selangkat)

The Indonesian gizzard shad (Anodontostoma selangkat) is a brackish-water fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Indian Ocean (Andaman Islands - a single Day specimen), Java Sea, the Philippines and eastward to Bismarck Archipelago.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anodontostoma selangkat
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Indian Ocean (Andaman Islands - a single Day specimen), Java Sea, the Philippines and eastward to Bismarck Archipelago.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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