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'''''Anodontostoma chacunda''''' or '''Chacunda gizzard shad''' is a small species of gizzard shad found in both fresh and marine waters.<ref>Anodontostoma chacunda in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Feb 2017, http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2050</ref> The fish is from the family [[Clupeidae]].<ref>Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeioidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 188)</ref><br />
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==Habitat==<br />
It is found in Indo-West Pacific area mainly from Persian Gulf to coasts of India and Andaman Sea. it has also been reported from the Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, south to northern Australia, the Caroline Islands and New Caledonia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fishbase.org/summary/1619|title=Anodontostoma chacunda, Chacunda gizzard shad : Fisheries}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.bdfish.org/2012/10/chacunda-gizzard-shad-anodontostoma-chacunda-hamilton-1822/|title = Chacunda gizzard shad, Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton, 1822) – BdFISH Feature}}</ref><br />
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==Description==<br />
Individuals reach up to a size of 22&nbsp;cm, with an average size of 14&nbsp;cm .<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fishbase.org/summary/1619|title=Anodontostoma chacunda, Chacunda gizzard shad : Fisheries}}</ref><br />
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==Ecology==<br />
''Anodontostoma chacunda'' usually dwell in marine environment mainly in coastal area, at times they venture into rivers and estuaries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fishbase.org/summary/1619|title=Anodontostoma chacunda, Chacunda gizzard shad : Fisheries}}</ref><br />
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==Fisheries==<br />
Chacunda gizzard shad is captured commercially and sold fresh or frozen, dried or dried-salted.<br />
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==Used as food==<br />
In Thailand, this species of shad is widely [[Thai food|used for cooking]]. In [[Chonburi Province]], the [[eastern Thailand|eastern region]] is adjacent to the [[Bay of Bangkok]] (upper [[Gulf of Thailand]]), it's better known by the vernacular as ''pla khok'' (ปลาค่ก, {{IPA-th|plāː kʰôːk|pron}}). It is usually boiled and salted with pickled vegetables, this is a menu that has been influenced by [[Teochew cuisine]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Manager Daily|language=thai|accessdate=2023-05-31|date=2016-06-30|title=“ปลาคก” ชลบุรี ของดีอร่อยเด็ด สูตรจากซัวเถาหากินยาก(มาก)|url=https://mgronline.com/travel/detail/9590000064972}}</ref><br />
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At the [[Songkhla Lake]] Basin, its roes are rounded with herbs and fried in hot oil on a flat pan. It is a local food that can only be found in [[Phatthalung Province]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://d.dailynews.co.th/article/750190/|work=Daily News|language=thai|accessdate=2023-05-31|date=2020-01-05|title='ไข่ปลาทอด' ของดีเมืองลุง รับเงินชิลชิล}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=713044<br />
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