''Anodontostoma chacunda'' or Chacunda gizzard shad is a small species of gizzard shad found in both fresh and marine waters. The fish is from the family
Clupeidae.
Habitat
It is found in Indo-West Pacific area mainly from Persian Gulf to coasts of India and Andaman Sea. it has also been reported from the Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, south to northern Australia, the Caroline Islands and New Caledonia.
Description
Individuals reach up to a size of 22 cm, with an average size of 14 cm .
Ecology
''Anodontostoma chacunda'' usually dwell in marine environment mainly in coastal area, at times they venture into rivers and estuaries.
Fisheries
Chacunda gizzard shad is captured commercially and sold fresh or frozen, dried or dried-salted.
Used as food
In Thailand, this species of shad is widely
used for cooking. In
Chonburi Province, the
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* Eastern Region (Abu Dhabi): Al Ain
*Eastern Region, Ghana
*Eastern Region (Iceland)
*Eastern Region, Nepal
*Eastern Region, Nigeria
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is adjacent to the
Bay of Bangkok
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(upper
Gulf of Thailand
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), it's better known by the vernacular as ''pla khok'' (ปลาค่ก, ). It is usually boiled and salted with pickled vegetables, this is a menu that has been influenced by
Teochew cuisine.
At the
Songkhla Lake Basin, its roes are rounded with herbs and fried in hot oil on a flat pan. It is a local food that can only be found in
Phatthalung Province.
References
External links
*http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=713044
Anodontostoma
Fish of India
Fish described in 1965
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