Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 gizzard shad also has 90 to 275 gill rakers along the lower limbs. [4] Their ventral (pelvic) fins are in the thoracic position, or in the chest region of the fish. The gizzard shad can range from very small size when fry to a maximum recorded length of 477 mm (18.8 in) and maximum weight of 1.56 kg (3.4 lb). [8]
This file was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the National Archives and Records Administration as part of a cooperation project.The National Archives and Records Administration provides images depicting American and global history which are public domain or licensed under a free license.
There are over 177 species of fish in the US state of Oklahoma, at least 7% of which are not native. [1] Species include: Alabama shad (Alosa alabamae) Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) American eel (Anguilla rostrata) American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini)
Please share only jpeg images and Mp4 video files. ... All the fish are spitting up shad, and the surface around the boat is filled with floating shad.” Kyle Wise of Head Hunter Guide Service ...
[14] [36] The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a useful series that includes egg, larvae, and juvenile development descriptions of hickory shad. [12] A recent review of hickory shad in Chesapeake Bay places management of this species in an ecosystem context. [37] Three master of science theses also studied them. [38] [39] [40]
The name skipjack shad comes from the fact that it is commonly seen leaping out of the water while feeding. [4] Other common names include blue herring, golden shad, river shad, Tennessee tarpon, and McKinley shad. The skipjack shad is restricted to the Gulf of Mexico drainage basins. Skipjack are found in clear to moderately turbid water in ...
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.