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  • Anodontostoma chacunda
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Scientific Name Anodontostoma chacunda    (Hamilton, 1822)
Common Name
Type Locality Ganges River estuary, India.
Synonym(s) Anadontostoma chacunda, Andontostoma chacunda, Anodontasoma chacunda, Anodontostoma chacundo, Anodontostoma chanpole, Anodontostoma hasseltii, Chatoessus chacunda, Chatoessus chacunda altior, Chatoessus tampo, Clupanodon chacunda, Clupanodon chanpole, Dorosoma chacunda, Gonostoma javanicum, Nematalosa chanpole
Etymology Anodontostoma: Greek, ana = up + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, stoma = mouth. 
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Size 220mm or 8.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to coasts of India and Andaman Sea, to Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, and Philippines, south to northern Australia, the Caroline Islands and New Caledonia.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 246, 283.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2014 Nov 16 14:10)