threadfin shad

Dorosoma petenense

Dorosomatid Fish from Mexican Waters

threadfin shad is a freshwater fish from North and Central America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 33 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Dorosoma
Maximum length: 33 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North and Central America: Gulf of Mexico drainage, Mississippi system, from the Ohio River of Kentucky and southern Indiana southwest to Oklahoma, and south to Texas and Florida, also rivers around the Gulf to northern Guatemala; also Belize River, British Honduras. Introduced in Hawaiian waters (Ref. 188 ) and in Chesapeake Bay tributaries (Ref. 93252 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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