Species FAO code: SHG

Dorosoma cepedianum

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Fadenflossige Alse	–
Denmark	da Amerikansk kråsesild	–
Germany	de Fadenflossige Alse	–
Netherlands	nl Draadvinnige elft	–
Slovenia	sl nitastoplavuta čepa	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818)

Habitat

Saltwater
Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Dorosoma cepedianum

Scientific name

Dorosoma cepedianum

Author

(Lesueur, 1818)

Rank

Species

FAO code

SHG

Morphological description

Body moderately deep; belly with 17 to 20 - 10 to 14 scutes. Mouth small; lower jaw short. Last dorsal fin ray long, about equal to distance from snout tip to mid-pectoral fin or beyond; anal fin long. Scales small, somewhat irregular. A dark spot behind gill opening. Gill rakers fine and numerous (Ref. 188). Branchiostegal rays 6 (Ref. 4639). Silvery to brassy, with a bluish back. Stomach thick-walled, gizzard-like (Ref. 7251).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderClupeiformes
  - FamilyClupeidae
    - GenusDorosoma
      - SpeciesDorosoma cepedianum

Synonyms

Chatoessus insociabilis Abbott, 1861
Megalops bimaculata Lesueur, 1847
Clupea heterura Rafinesque, 1818
Clupea heterurus Rafinesque, 1818
Dorosoma lacepedi (Lesueur, 1818)
Chatoessus ellipticus Kirtland, 1838
Dorosoma cepedianum exile Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
Megalops cepediana Lesueur, 1818
Dorosoma notata Rafinesque, 1820

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818)

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Dorosoma cepedianum

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 2 - America, North - Inland waters

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Distribution maps