Allfishes
Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
A small silvery gray with a greenish or bluish tint to its back, the alewife usually …
Freshwater
Freshwater fish spend part or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%.
Showing 1–6 of 6
Herring
Clupea
Body compressed from the sides, with jagged edge of abdomen. Scales moderate or large, rarely small. …
Shad, American
Alosa sapidissima
The laterally compressed, rather deep body of the American shad is silvery white, with some amount …
Shad, Gizzard
Dorosoma cepedianum
The gizzard shad is one of two freshwater members of the herring family that has a …
Shad, Hickory
Alosa mediocris
Gray-green on the back and transitioning to silver on the sides, the hickory shad has transparent …
Shad, Threadfin
Dorosoma petenense
The threadfin shad has a silvery color and a deeply compressed body, most easily recognized by …