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Gudusia variegata (Day, 1870) Burmese river shad |
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photo by
Win, T. |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas) | |||
| Max. size: | 16 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater, amphidromous | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: rivers of Myanmar (chiefly the Irrawaddy, but perhaps others). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Scutes along belly, 29 or 30. Three small triangular pectoral axillary scales; depressed tip of dorsal fin not reaching to vertical from anal fin origin. Hind margin of scales toothed. Dark blotch behind gill opening, followed by a series of spots along upper flank. Gill rakers fine and numerous, increasing with size of fish (100 to 280 in specimens of 4 to 16 cm standard length). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in the middle and upper reaches of rivers. More data needed. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 March 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||