Dorosoma

Dorosoma
	Dorosoma cepedianum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Dorosomatidae
Genus:	Dorosoma; Rafinesque, 1820
Species
	See text

Dorosoma is a genus that contains five species of shads, within the family Dorosomatidae. The five species are native to the North and/or Central America, and are mostly known from fresh water, though some may reside in the waters of estuaries and bays.^[1]^[2]

The American gizzard shad is important to the food web in America due to being a source of game fish food. They also have a long history of stock introductions that can lead to disruptions to the food web.^[3]

Species

Dorosoma anale Meek, 1904 (Mexican river gizzard shad)
Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818) (American gizzard shad)
Dorosoma chavesi Meek, 1907 (Nicaragua gizzard shad)
Dorosoma petenense (Günther, 1867) (threadfin shad)
Dorosoma smithi C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1941 (Pacific gizzard shad)

References

^ "Genus: Dorosoma, Shad Herrings, Shads". Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dorosoma". FishBase. January 2023 version.
^ "USGS Fact Sheet for Gizzard Shad". USGS.gov. 2020-08-06. Archived from the original on 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

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[1] "Genus: Dorosoma, Shad Herrings, Shads". Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dorosoma". FishBase. January 2023 version.

[3] "USGS Fact Sheet for Gizzard Shad". USGS.gov. 2020-08-06. Archived from the original on 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

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