Atlantic menhaden

Brevoortia tyrannus

Compact silver shoals filtering plankton beside great estuaries

Gray
Silver
Yellow
Tropical
Coastal
Nearshore
Globally widespread
Marine fish
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Atlantic menhaden is at home in coastal and open surface waters, living there as a marine fish. It is known for compact silver shoals filtering plankton beside great estuaries.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Alosidae
Genus: Brevoortia
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Habitat: Coastal and open-ocean surface waters
Body shape: Fusiform
Diet: Filter feeder
Distribution: Coastal waters worldwide
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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