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American Pickerel
Esox americanus Gmelin, 1789
Esox americanus Gmelin, 1789 has two North American subspecies, redfin and grass…
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy Mitchill, 1824
Esox masquinongy, the muskellunge, is a large ambush predatory freshwater fish p…
Central Mudminnow
Umbra limi (Kirtland, 1840)
Umbra limi, the central mudminnow, is a small hypoxia-tolerant freshwater fish n…
Eastern Mudminnow
Umbra pygmaea (DeKay, 1842)
Umbra pygmaea (eastern mudminnow) is a small adaptable fish native to eastern No…
Atlantic Herring
Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758
Clupea harengus (Atlantic herring) is an abundant, widespread North Atlantic for…
Pacific Herring
Clupea pallasii Valenciennes, 1847
This is a morphological and life cycle description of the fish species Pacific h…
European Anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Engraulis encrasicolus, the European anchovy, is a small migratory coastal fish …
Northern Anchovy
Engraulis mordax Girard, 1854
Engraulis mordax, the Californian anchovy, is a small schooling fish native to t…
Australian Anchovy
Engraulis australis (White, 1790)
Engraulis australis, the Australian anchovy, is a plankton-eating anchovy found …
Bay Anchovy
Anchoa mitchilli (Valenciennes, 1848)
Anchoa mitchilli, the bay anchovy, is a small schooling North American Atlantic …
Striped Anchovy
Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anchoa hepsetus, the broad-striped anchovy, is a small ray-finned fish found in …
American Gizzard Shad
Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818)
Dorosoma cepedianum, the gizzard shad, is a North American clupeid fish with dis…
Threadfin Shad
Dorosoma petenense (Günther, 1867)
Threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense) is a small North American fish commonly used…
Scaled Sardine
Harengula jaguana Poey, 1865
Harengula jaguana, the scaled sardine, is a small western Atlantic herring-like …
Bony Bream
Nematalosa erebi (Günther, 1868)
Nematalosa erebi is a widespread Australian fish species with broad environmenta…
Atlantic Thread Herring
Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur, 1818)
Opisthonema oglinum, the Atlantic thread herring, is a western Atlantic clupeid …
Round Sardinella
Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847
Sardinella aurita, the round sardinella, is a small pelagic schooling ray-finned…
Madeiran Sardinella
Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838)
Sardinella maderensis is a small vulnerable ray-finned fish found in the Eastern…
Hickory Shad
Alosa mediocris (Mitchill, 1814)
Alosa mediocris, or hickory shad, is an anadromous piscivorous fish ranging from…
Blueback Shad
Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814)
Blueback herring is an anadromous North American herring, often grouped with ale…
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811)
Alosa sapidissima, the American shad, is an anadromous clupeid fish native to th…
Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus (Wilson, 1811)
This is a morphological description of the alewife Alosa pseudoharengus, noting …
Skipjack Shad
Alosa chrysochloris (Rafinesque, 1820)
Alosa chrysochloris, the skipjack herring, is a migratory North American herring…
Atlantic Menhaden
Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe, 1802)
Brevoortia tyrannus, the Atlantic menhaden, is a silvery Atlantic fish with hist…
