Finescale menhaden

The Finescale menhaden lives in the pelagic-neritic, brackish, marine, depth range 0 - 50 m environment.

Florida, finescale menhaden from the Yucatán to Louisiana, yellowfin menhaden from Louisiana to Virginia. The Atlantic menhaden ranges from Jupiter Inlet, Florida, to Nova Scotia. The various species of menhaden occur anywhere from estuarine waters outwards to the continental shelf. More

For finescale menhaden, transformation to the juvenile stage was completed by 17-19 mm standard length (SL). By contrast, transformation to the juvenile stage for gulf menhaden was not complete until 23-25 mm SL. More

, finescale menhaden from the Yucatan to Louisiana, yellowfin menhaden from LouisianaLouisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans.... More

eastern Gulf, and the finescale menhaden, Brevoortia gunteri, in the western Gulf, lack the row of smaller spots. All three species have yellowish fins. Menhaden filter-feed on plankton, typically near the surface. More

menhaden in the northern Gulf, the finescale menhaden in the western Gulf and the yellowfin menhaden in the eastern Gulf. All are called pogies, and all have a silver body color and a large black spot on each side behind the head. More

and some finescale menhaden, Brevoortia gunteri are caught on the western end. Off of Louisiana, where the bulk of the fishery is located, almost all of the targeted catch is gulf menhaden, although some net sets are made on Atlantic thread herring, Opisthonema oglinum. More

finescale menhaden from the Yucatan to Louisiana, yellowfin menhaden from Louisiana to Virginia. The Atlantic menhaden ranges from Jupiter Inlet, Florida, to Nova Scotia. More

Common names

finescale menhaden in English
Finskællet menhaden in Danish (dansk)
Menhaden in Danish (dansk)
Menhaden in English
Menhaden aransaský in Czech (česky)
sardina escamitas in Spanish (español)
Småfjällig menhaden in Swedish (Svenska)
貢氏油鯡 in Mandarin Chinese
貢氏油鯡 in Unknown
贡氏油鲱 in Mandarin Chinese
贡氏油鲱 in Unknown

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Order : Clupeiformes
Family : Clupeidae
Genus : Brevoortia
Species : Brevoortia gunteri
Authority : Hildebrand, 1948