Scientific Name	Clupanodon thrissa   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Depth	0 - 60M
Chinese	盾齒鰶	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鯡科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F097　Clupeidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	花鰶
Max Length	26 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	銀耀鱗、銀鱗水滑、多斑鰶、海鯽仔
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South
Habitats	Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Chatoessus haihoensis, Chatoessus maculatus, Chatoessus osbeckii, Chatoessus triza, Clupanodon haihoensis, Clupea thrissa, Clupea triza
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鱘形目；海鰱目；鯡形目及鼠鱚目(張, 2001)  Nelson, G.J. 1970 Whitehead, P. J. P. 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 張世義 編著 2001
Specimen List	FRIP00004. FRIP00271. NMMBP05327. NTUM00101Holotype. NTUM04841.
Common Name	Chinese gizzard shad; Gizzard shad
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately deep; belly with 16 to 19 (usually 18) + 9 to 12 (usually 10 or 11) total 27 to 31 (usually 29 or 30) scutes; pre-dorsal scutes present, 17 to 26 (usually 20 to 25). Opercle smooth, without bony striae. Gill rakers on first gill arch fine and numerous (about 200 to 400, increasing with size of fish), at least 3/4 length of corresponding gill filaments on first gill arch. Dorsal-fin origin moderately before midpoint of body; last dorsal-fin ray filamentous. Vertebrae 43 to 46 (usually 44 or 45). A dark spot behind gill opening, followed by further spots on flank.
habitats	Found in coastal waters and in rivers, presumably tolerating brackish water, if not fully fresh condition.
Distribution	Distributed in Northwest Pacific from China, apparently south to Viet Nam. Specimens were recorded from Phuket Island, Thailand (Andaman Sea). It found in western and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh, dried, dried-salted, or made into fish meal. Used as bait in the turn fishery.