Biology:Dorosoma
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Dorosoma | |
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| Dorosoma cepedianum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Dorosoma Rafinesque, 1820 |
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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.[1][2]
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.[3]
Species
- Dorosoma anale Meek, 1904 (Mexican river gizzard shad)
- Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818) (American gizzard shad)
- Dorosoma chavesi Meek, 1907 (Nicaragua gizzard shad)
- Dorosoma petenense (Günther, 1867) (threadfin shad)
- Dorosoma smithi C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1941 (Pacific gizzard shad)
References
- ↑ "Genus: Dorosoma, Shad Herrings, Shads". 2015. https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/thefishes/taxon/546.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Dorosoma in FishBase. January 2023 version.
- ↑ "USGS Fact Sheet for Gizzard Shad". 2020-08-06. https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=492.
Wikidata ☰ Q1939069 entry
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