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Dorosoma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Clupeidae

Scientific name
  
Dorosoma

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Subfamily
  
Dorosomatinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Clupeiformes

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Similar
  
American gizzard shad, Threadfin shad, Konosirus punctatus, Clupeidae, Lepomis

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Dorosoma is a genus of gizzard shads, fish of the herring family Clupeidae. The five species are native to the New World, and are known from both freshwater and the waters of estuaries and bays.

Contents

Dorosoma petenense sabalete


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

    Dorosoma Wikipedia