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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 Alosidae, or the shads, [2] [3] [4] are a family of clupeiform fishes. The family currently comprises four genera worldwide, and about 32 species. [5]The shads are pelagic (open water) schooling fish, of which many are anadromous or even landlocked.
American shad: Alosa sapidissima: 2003 [8] Delaware: Weakfish: Cynoscion genus: 1981 [9] District of Columbia: American shad: Alosa sapidissima [10] Florida: Florida largemouth bass (fresh water) Micropterus floridanus: 2007 [11] Atlantic sailfish (salt water) Istiophorus albicans: 2007 [12] Georgia: Largemouth bass: Micropterus salmoides: 1970 ...
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 ...
American shad, often called the “founding fish” for their historical and cultural significance, are on the brink of collapse in the James River, according to the latest State of the James ...
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.
Credit: Getty Images. Aquariums in the United States are full of life, color, and beauty. But the best aquariums don't just put some of the world's rarest, most intriguing, and majestical water ...