Chinese Gizzard Shad
Clupanodon thrissa
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Clupanodon thrissa, the Chinese gizzard shad, is a species of gizzard shad from the Northwest Pacific, occurring from Korea to Thailand and possibly the Philippines. It is the only extant species currently recognized in its genus. A second, fossil species, †Clupanodon tanegashimaensis (Saheki, 1929) is known from the Pleistocene of Japan.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Clupanodon