''Gonialosa'' is a genus of gizzard shads that are found in the rivers of
South
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...
and
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
. There are currently three described species.
Species
* ''
Gonialosa manmina''
( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Ganges river gizzard shad)
* ''
Gonialosa modesta''
( F. Day, 1870) (Burmese river gizzard shad)
* ''
Gonialosa whiteheadi''
Wongratana, 1983 (Southern Burmese river gizzard shad)
References
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Gonialosa
Dorosomatidae
Fish of Asia
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
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