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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 ...
VHS disease in a gizzard shad. Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) is a deadly infectious fish disease caused by Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus. It afflicts over 50 species of freshwater and marine fish in several parts of the Northern Hemisphere. [1] Different strains of the virus occur in different regions, and affect different species.
Anodontostoma chacunda. ( Hamilton, 1822) Anodontostoma chacunda or Chacunda gizzard shad is a small species of gizzard shad found in both fresh and marine waters. [ 1] The fish is from the family Clupeidae. [ 2]
Fish diseases and parasites. This gizzard shad has VHS, a deadly infectious disease which causes bleeding. It affects over 50 species of freshwater and marine fish in the northern hemisphere. [1] This flatfish Limanda limanda has an outgrowth called a xenoma. It is caused by a microsporidian fungal parasite in its intestines.
The Bloch's gizzard shad (Nematalosa nasus), also known as gizzard shad, hairback, long-finned gizzard shad, long-ray bony bream and thread-finned gizzard shad, are a widespread and common, small to medium-sized anadromous fish found in all marine, freshwater and brackish waters throughout Indo-West Pacific, towards eastward of Andaman Sea, South China Sea and the Philippines to Korean peninsula.
Konosirus punctatus is a species of fish in the family Dorosomatidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Konosirus. Its common names include dotted gizzard shad and konoshiro gizzard shad. [ 2] It is native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, where it occurs along the Asian coastline. [ 3]
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. Species. Dorosoma anale Meek, 1904 (Mexican river gizzard shad) Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818) (American gizzard shad)
Nematalosa come (J. Richardson, 1846) (Western Pacific gizzard shad) Nematalosa erebi (Günther, 1868) (Australian river gizzard shad) Nematalosa flyensis Wongratana, 1983 (Fly River gizzard shad) Nematalosa galatheae G. J. Nelson & Rothman, 1973 (Galathea gizzard shad) Nematalosa japonica Regan, 1917 (Japanese gizzard shad)