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Dorosomatidae

Burmese river gizzard shad

Gonialosa modesta

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
10 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Asia: rivers and associated water bodies of Myanmar (Sittang River, Bassein River as high as Een-gay-gyee Lake, also Selwein River at Moulmein, south to Tenasserim River, but presumably also in the Irrawaddy).
Conservation status
DDData Deficient
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