Dorosoma
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Dorosoma is a genus that contains five species of shads, within the family Dorosomatidae. The five species are native to the North and/or Central America, and are mostly known from fresh water, though some may reside in the waters of estuaries and bays.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderClupeiformes
- FamilyClupeidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 357
- Family
- Clupeidae
- Collections
- FCB-UANL, MSB, TCWC, YPM, UF
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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Dorosoma is a genus that contains five species of shads, within the family Dorosomatidae. The five species are native to the North and/or Central America, and are mostly known from fresh water, though some may reside in the waters of estuaries and bays.
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dorosoma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.