Atlantic menhaden
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The Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) is a North American species of fish in the herring family, Alosidae.[3]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Alosidae |
Genus: | Brevoortia |
Species: | B. tyrannus |
Binomial name | |
Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe, 1802) | |
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Atlantic menhaden are found in North Atlantic coastal and estuarine waters from Nova Scotia south to northern Florida. They are commonly found in all salinities of the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic water. They swim in large schools that stratify by size and age along the coast. Younger and smaller fish are found in the Chesapeake Bay and southern coastline while older, larger fish are found along the northern coastline.[4]