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Alosidae
yellowfin menhaden
Brevoortia smithi
Alosid Fish of Mexican Waters
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- North America
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Fusiform
Mediumyellowfin menhaden is known from Western Central Atlantic as a fish. The largest recorded length is 33 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Herrings
- Family
- Alosidae
- Genus
- Brevoortia
- Maximum length
- 33 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Central Atlantic: Beaufort, North Carolina, to Indian River, Florida; Gulf of Mexico (Florida Bay to Louisiana, with possible break between Biscayne Bay and Florida Bay) (Ref. 188 ). Hybridize with B. tyrannus and B. patronus (Ref. 84218 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
