''Konosirus punctatus'' is a species of fish in the family Dorosomatidae. It is the only member of the

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

''Konosirus''. Its common names include dotted gizzard shad and konoshiro gizzard shad.Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.
Common names of ''Konosirus punctatus''.
FishBase. 2011. It is native to the northwestern

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...

, where it occurs along the Asian coastline.Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.
''Konosirus punctatus''.
FishBase. 2011. This fish is usually up to long,Species fact sheet: ''Konosirus punctatus''.
Fisheries and Aquaculture. FAO. with the maximum recorded length of . It has a somewhat compressed body and a slightly projecting snout. There is a dark spot behind the

gill A gill () is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are ...

s, with several lines of dark dots next to it. This species occurs in the

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, and it can be found near land in bays. It enters shallow

brackish Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estu ...

waters to

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. This is a

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of some commercial importance, particularly in

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

As food

Known as "''Jeon-eo''", 전어, in Korea, these fish are a seasonal specialty and consumed in a wide variety of ways including raw, grilled, dried, etc. There are several "Jeon-eo" regional festivals in fall which attract large crowds. It is known as "''Konoshiro''" (コノシロ) in Japan. Konosirus punctatus is also an important fish consumed in China, Japan, India and Polynesia.

References

External links

- City of Bosung's Shad Festival

- City of Hadong's Shad Festival

- Sumjin River Festival

- City of Sacheon Shad Festival Dorosomatidae, Dotted gizzard shad Konosirus Konosirus Konosirus Marine fauna of East Asia dotted gizzard shad Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by John Otterbein Snyder Edible fish {{Clupeiformes-stub