Dorosoma

Dorosoma is a genus that contains five species of shads, within the herring family Clupeidae. The five species are native to the North and/or Central America, and are known from both fresh water and the waters of estuaries and bays.[1]

Dorosoma
Dorosoma cepedianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Subfamily: Dorosomatinae
Genus: Dorosoma
Rafinesque, 1820
Species

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The American Gizzard Shad is important to the food web in America due to being a source of game fish food. They also have a long history of stock introductions that can lead to disruptions to the food web.[2]

Species

References

  1. "Cannot Connect to database". www.fishbase.in. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  2. "USGS Fact Sheet for Gizzard Shad". USGS.gov. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-06.


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