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Clupea sapidissima. The American shad (Alosa sapidissima) is a species of anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Florida, [2] and as an introduced species on the North Pacific coast. The American shad is not closely related to the other North American shads.
The American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), also known as the mud shad, is a member of the herring family of fish and is native to large swaths of fresh and brackish waters in the United States of America, [2] as well as portions of Quebec, Canada, and Mexico. [3] The adult has a deep body, with a silvery-green coloration above fading to ...
Hickory shad. The hickory shad ( Alosa mediocris ), fall herring, mattowacca, [ 3][ 4][ a] freshwater taylor or bonejack[ 5] is a member of the family Alosidae, ranging along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to the Gulf of Maine. It is an anadromous fish species, meaning that it spawns in freshwater portions of rivers, but ...
Threadfin shad. The threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense) is a small pelagic freshwater forage fish common in lakes, large streams and reservoirs of the Southeastern United States. Like the American gizzard shad, the threadfin shad has an elongated dorsal fin, but unlike the gizzard shad, its mouth is more terminal without a projecting upper jaw.
Blueback herring. The blueback herring, blueback shad, or summer shad (Alosa aestivalis) is an anadromous species of herring from the east coast of North America, with a range from Nova Scotia to Florida. Blueback herring form schools and are believed to migrate offshore to overwinter near the bottom. These fish are silvery in color, have a ...
The shad stay near the bottom unless the water is unusually high, so the rig is designed to keep the lure a foot off the bed. [citation needed] During the shad spawning run, multiple species of shad run together. Fishing regulations may vary between species. For example, in some locales, Hickory Shad may be kept while American Shad must be ...
The Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) is a North American species of fish in the herring family, Alosidae. [3] Atlantic menhaden are found in North Atlantic coastal and estuarine waters from Nova Scotia south to northern Florida. They are commonly found in all salinities of the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic water.
A study published earlier this year found that over 3,000 ethnic groups across 128 countries eat 2,205 species of Insecta, with everything from caterpillars to locusts appearing in dishes of every ...