FISH ATLASGLOBAL FISH ENCYCLOPEDIA

Real photoREAL PHOTO

threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense)
Ecological IllustrationECOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATION
Ecological Illustration of threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense)
← Back to catalog

Dorosomatidae

threadfin shad

Dorosoma petenense

Dorosomatid Fish from Mexican Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

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
Body shape
fusiform
Report a correction

RELATED SPECIES

longfin gizzard shad (Dorosoma anale) longfin gizzard shadDorosoma anale gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) gizzard shadDorosoma cepedianum Nicaragua gizzard shad (Dorosoma chavesi) Nicaragua gizzard shadDorosoma chavesi Pacific Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma smithi) Pacific Gizzard ShadDorosoma smithi Bleeker smoothbelly sardinella (Amblygaster clupeoides) Bleeker smoothbelly sardinellaAmblygaster clupeoides smoothbelly sardinella (Amblygaster leiogaster) smoothbelly sardinellaAmblygaster leiogaster spotted sardinella (Amblygaster sirm) spotted sardinellaAmblygaster sirm Chacunda gizzard shad (Anodontostoma chacunda) Chacunda gizzard shadAnodontostoma chacunda

Generating…