SEALIFE EXPEDITION
Saltwater Fish Species
Chaeunda gizzard shad
Family: Clupeidae

Scientific name:
Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton-Buchanan)

Local name:
Selangat, Kebasi

Distribution:
Shallow coastal waters to about 30m depth

Size commonly caught:
10-15cm total length

Notes:

Body of fish deep, compressed and almost oval. Has a distinct dark spot on its shoulder and scutes on the ventral margin of its rounded abdomen. A common, bony and relatively low-priced fish that is quite abundant at times.
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