WoRMS taxon details
Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818)
159600 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159600)
accepted
Species
Chatoessus ellipticus Kirtland, 1838 · unaccepted
Chatoessus insociabilis Abbott, 1861 · unaccepted
Clupea heterura Rafinesque, 1818 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Clupea heterurus Rafinesque, 1818 · unaccepted
Dorosoma cepedianum exile Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 · unaccepted
Dorosoma lacepedi (Lesueur, 1818) · unaccepted
Dorosoma notata Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted
Megalops bimaculata Lesueur, 1847 · unaccepted
Megalops cepediana Lesueur, 1818 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Dorosoma cepedianum exile Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 accepted as Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Megalops cepediana Lesueur, 1818) Lesueur, C. A. (1818). Descriptions of several new species of North American fishes. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 8-11, 14.
page(s): 361 [details]
page(s): 361 [details]
Distribution Northwest Atlantic: North America and Gulf of Mexico drainage (S.E. South Dakota and central Minnesota, Great Lakes...
Distribution Northwest Atlantic: North America and Gulf of Mexico drainage (S.E. South Dakota and central Minnesota, Great Lakes drainage, i.e. in Lake Erie, southern parts of Lakes Huron and Michigan, Lake Ontario basin; not Lake Superior; southernmost New York southward to the Mississippi system and to Gulf southward to Río Pánuco, Mexico. 50°N to 45°N [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159600 on 2024-04-24
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original description
(of Clupea heterurus Rafinesque, 1818) Rafinesque C. S. (1818). Discoveries in natural history, made during a journey through the western region of the United States. <em>The American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review.</em> 3(5): 354-356.
page(s): 355 [details]
original description (of Megalops cepediana Lesueur, 1818) Lesueur, C. A. (1818). Descriptions of several new species of North American fishes. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 8-11, 14.
page(s): 361 [details]
original description (of Chatoessus insociabilis Abbott, 1861) Abbott, C. C. (1861). Description of a new species of Chaetoessus, Cuv., from New Jersey. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12 (for 1860): 365-366. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 355 [details]
original description (of Megalops cepediana Lesueur, 1818) Lesueur, C. A. (1818). Descriptions of several new species of North American fishes. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 8-11, 14.
page(s): 361 [details]
original description (of Chatoessus insociabilis Abbott, 1861) Abbott, C. C. (1861). Description of a new species of Chaetoessus, Cuv., from New Jersey. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12 (for 1860): 365-366. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Diet A herbivorous filter-feeder almost entirely [details]Distribution Northwest Atlantic: North America and Gulf of Mexico drainage (S.E. South Dakota and central Minnesota, Great Lakes drainage, i.e. in Lake Erie, southern parts of Lakes Huron and Michigan, Lake Ontario basin; not Lake Superior; southernmost New York southward to the Mississippi system and to Gulf southward to Río Pánuco, Mexico. 50°N to 45°N [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Occur mainly in freshwater in large rivers, reservoirs, lakes, swamps, temporary floodwater pools, etc., but adults also found in brackish or saline water of estuaries or bays, preferring quieter open waters. Juveniles are found in great abundance well upstream from brackish water. [details]
Importance Social- Minor Commercial, fishery, aquarium, bait [details]
Reproduction Breed near the surface in freshwater from late winter (mid-March) through most of the summer (at least to about mid-August). The adhesive eggs sink [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | gizzard shad | [details] |
| French | alose à gésier | [details] |
| Spanish | sardina molleja | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (83 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dorosoma lacepedi (Lesueur, 1818))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Dorosoma cepedianum exile Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Chatoessus ellipticus Kirtland, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Megalops bimaculata Lesueur, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Megalops cepediana Lesueur, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Dorosoma notata Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (313 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Clupea heterurus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Chatoessus insociabilis Abbott, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Clupea heterura Rafinesque, 1818)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Megalops bimaculata Lesueur, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Megalops cepediana Lesueur, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Dorosoma cepedianum exile Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea heterura Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Chatoessus ellipticus Kirtland, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Chatoessus insociabilis Abbott, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Dorosoma notata Rafinesque, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea heterurus Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Dorosoma lacepedi (Lesueur, 1818))
To FishBase images (Dorosoma cepedianum, Mexico, by Perusquía, E.)
To GenBank (109 nucleotides; 123 proteins) (from synonym Megalops cepediana Lesueur, 1818)
To GenBank (109 nucleotides; 123 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dorosoma cepedianum RAD100638-002)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dorosoma lacepedi (Lesueur, 1818))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Dorosoma cepedianum exile Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Chatoessus ellipticus Kirtland, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Megalops bimaculata Lesueur, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Megalops cepediana Lesueur, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Dorosoma notata Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (313 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Clupea heterurus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Chatoessus insociabilis Abbott, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Clupea heterura Rafinesque, 1818)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Megalops bimaculata Lesueur, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Megalops cepediana Lesueur, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Dorosoma cepedianum exile Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea heterura Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Chatoessus ellipticus Kirtland, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Chatoessus insociabilis Abbott, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Dorosoma notata Rafinesque, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea heterurus Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Dorosoma lacepedi (Lesueur, 1818))
To FishBase images (Dorosoma cepedianum, Mexico, by Perusquía, E.)
To GenBank (109 nucleotides; 123 proteins) (from synonym Megalops cepediana Lesueur, 1818)
To GenBank (109 nucleotides; 123 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dorosoma cepedianum RAD100638-002)
To ITIS
