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Matt Keevil, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Clupeiformes
Family:
Dorosomatidae
Genus:
Dorosoma
Species:
cepedianum
Common:
American gizzard shad
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Freshwater
Brackish water
Marine
Map of Known Habitats
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Regions:
Atlantic, Northwest
Atlantic, Western Central
North America - Inland Waters
Description
Sound Name: Unnamed
Citable References
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML111937)
Sound Names: Grunt Thump; Knock
Fish and Mowbray (1970)
Kaschner (2012)
Fish, M. P., Mowbray, W. H. 1970. Sounds of Western North Atlantic Fishes, A Reference File of Biological Underwater Sounds. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Abbott, C. C. 1877. Traces of a Voice in Fishes. American Naturalist, 11(3): 147-156.
Gruntorad, M. P. 2014. Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum Acoustic Response to Environmental Stressors. Master's Thesis, Texas Tech Univeristy.