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Marine Species: Alosa mediocris
(Mitchill, 1814)
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Alosa |
| Species: | Alosa mediocris |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Hickory shad |
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| Description: | Silver fish with a dark grayish green dorsum. It has a black spot behind the operculum followed by a series of dark and poorly defined spots that extend through the area below the dorsal fin. It feeds on small fish, squid, small crabs and other crustaceans as well as fish eggs. |
| Habitat: | Neritic pelagic. |
| Color: | Silver fish with a dark grayish green dorsum. |
| Dimensions: | Up to 60 centimeters in lenght. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Western Atlantic |
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