Anodontostoma thailandiae Wongratana 1983

Body depth increasing with size. Second supra-maxilla paddle-shaped. Lower gill rakers 46 to 140; longest gill rakers on lower part of arch equal to or longer than corresponding gill filaments. Last dorsal fin ray not filamentous. Hind edges of scales toothed, the teeth wider than gaps between them; a median series pre-dorsal scales. A large dark mark behind gill opening.

Anadromous. Fish that ascend rivers to spawn, as salmon and hilsa do. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 17 - 25

Occurs inshore and probably entering estuaries. Its biology is probably similar to A. chacunda.

fisheries: subsistence fisheries