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American Shad

Alosa sapidissima (Wilson 1811)

Diet

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Feed on copepods, insect larvae, mysids and small fishes
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bibliographic citation
Boersma, P. Dee; Reichard, Sarah H.; Van Buren, A. N. (2006). Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, ©2006. Boersma, P. Dee; Reichard, Sarah H.; Van Buren, A. N. (2006). Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, ©2006. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Mary Kennedy [email]
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Distribution

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Newfoundland, St. Lawrence River and Nova Scotia southward to central Florida
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bibliographic citation
Boersma, P. Dee; Reichard, Sarah H.; Van Buren, A. N. (2006). Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, ©2006. Boersma, P. Dee; Reichard, Sarah H.; Van Buren, A. N. (2006). Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, ©2006. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Mary Kennedy [email]
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Habitat

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anadromous species; found in salt water to depths of 250 m; spawns in freshwaters
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cc-by-4.0
copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
bibliographic citation
Boersma, P. Dee; Reichard, Sarah H.; Van Buren, A. N. (2006). Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, ©2006. Boersma, P. Dee; Reichard, Sarah H.; Van Buren, A. N. (2006). Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, ©2006. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
contributor
Mary Kennedy [email]
original
visit source
partner site
World Register of Marine Species

Habitat

provided by World Register of Marine Species
nektonic
license
cc-by-4.0
copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
bibliographic citation
Boersma, P. Dee; Reichard, Sarah H.; Van Buren, A. N. (2006). Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, ©2006. Boersma, P. Dee; Reichard, Sarah H.; Van Buren, A. N. (2006). Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, ©2006. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
contributor
Mary Kennedy [email]
original
visit source
partner site
World Register of Marine Species
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