JAPANESE GIZZARD SHAD

Nematalosa japonica

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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        Japanese gizzard shad
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Schooling near shore over sand or mud, preferring warmer water than Konosirus punctatus. A filter-feeder; takes minute algae or organic matter. Breeds around May in Japanese waters.

	Umbrina roncador Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Yellowfin drum
	Anchovia surinamensis (Bleeker, 1866) Surinam anchovy
	Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Lesueur, 1829) Black crappie
	Clupeichthys aesarnensis Wongratana, 1983 Thai river sprat
	Wasmannia lutzi Forel, 1908

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