Dorosoma
| Dorosoma | |
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| Dorosoma cepedianum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
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| Genus: | Dorosoma Rafinesque, 1820 |
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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]
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[]
- Meek, 1904 (Mexican river gizzard shad)
- Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818) (American gizzard shad)
- Meek, 1907 (Nicaragua gizzard shad)
- Dorosoma petenense (Günther, 1867) (threadfin shad)
- C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1941 (Pacific gizzard shad)
References[]
- ^ "Cannot Connect to database". www.fishbase.in. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "USGS Fact Sheet for Gizzard Shad". USGS.gov. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Dorosoma in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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- Clupeidae
- Fish of North America
- Freshwater fish genera
- Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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