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American Gizzard Shad

Dorosoma cepedianum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 1,838, February 1,758, March 1,998, April 3,790, May 2,322, June 1,127, July 1,014, August 1,046, September 1,243, October 1,324, November 1,725, December 1,672.
United States61,143
Texas20,859
Georgia7,029
Oklahoma3,494
Ohio3,393
Louisiana2,594
Canada2,445
Ontario2,415
Alabama2,171
North Carolina2,085

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderHerrings · Clupeiformes
FamilyThread Herrings, Gizzard Shads, and Sardinellas · Dorosomatidae
GenusGizzard Shads · Dorosoma

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