Chacunda gizzard shad
Anodontostoma chacunda
- Usual depth1–36 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Sahat Ratmuangkhwang, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 361 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 23 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 20 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–36 m · Deepest record: 44.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Photos
(c) BEDO (Thailand), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Chacunda gizzard shad, shortnose gizzard shad
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- sábalo chacunda
- French
- Alose chaconde
Other scientific names: Anadontostoma chacunda, Andontostoma chacunda, Anodontasoma chacunda, Anodontostoma chacundo, Anodontostoma hasseltii, Chatoessus chacunda, Chatoessus tampo, Clupanodon chacunda, Clupanodon chanpole, Dorosoma chacunda, Gonostoma javanicum, Nematalosa chanpole
Similar species
- Thai gizzard shad
Anodontostoma thailandiae
Goldstripe sardinellaSardinella gibbosa
Spotted sardinellaAmblygaster sirm
Deep HerringEscualosa thoracata
Bluestripe herringHerklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
hairback herringNematalosa come
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 664 open-data records from 1822 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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