Clupanodon

Clupanodon thrissa, the Chinese gizzard shad,^[1] 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.^[2]

Clupanodon Temporal range: Pleistocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Dorosomatidae
Genus:	Clupanodon Lacépède, 1803
Species:	C. thrissa
Binomial name
Clupanodon thrissa (Linnaeus, 1758)