WoRMS taxon details
Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe, 1802)
158691 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158691)
accepted
Species
Clupea carolinensis Gronow in Gray, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym)
Clupea menhaden Mitchill, 1814 · unaccepted
Clupea neglecta Rafinesque, 1818 · unaccepted
Clupea tyrannus Latrobe, 1802 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Nova Scotia southward to Indian River, Florida
Distribution Nova Scotia southward to Indian River, Florida [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2022). FishBase. Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe, 1802). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158691 on 2022-06-28
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basis of record
Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Smith, J.W. 1999. Distribution of Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, purse- seine sets and catches from southern New England to North Carolina, 1985- 96. NOAA Technical Reports NMFS 144. 22 p. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Smith, J.W. 1999. Distribution of Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, purse- seine sets and catches from southern New England to North Carolina, 1985- 96. NOAA Technical Reports NMFS 144. 22 p. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present From other sources
Diet Feed on zooplankton and phytoplankton, especially diatoms and copepods [details]Distribution Nova Scotia southward to Indian River, Florida [details]
Habitat Found to depths of 20 m. Move from enclosed, coastal waters to deeper waters in winter. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Social- Highly commercial [details]
Predators Pollock, seabirds, whales and porpoises [details]
Reproduction Spawn throughout the year, external fertilization; nursery areas in estuaries [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | shadineoceaanforelAmerikaanse sardine | [details] |
| English | mossbunkerbug fishAtlantic menhaden | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Clupea carolinensis Gronow in Gray, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (258 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) (from synonym Clupea menhaden Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Clupea tyrannus Latrobe, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Clupea neglecta Rafinesque, 1818)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea menhaden Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea tyrannus Latrobe, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea neglecta Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea carolinensis Gronow in Gray, 1854)
To GenBank (440 nucleotides; 333 proteins) (from synonym Clupea tyrannus Latrobe, 1802)
To GenBank (440 nucleotides; 333 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brevoortia tyrannus RAD100500 thru RAD100502 Envelope)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Clupea carolinensis Gronow in Gray, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (258 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) (from synonym Clupea menhaden Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Clupea tyrannus Latrobe, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Clupea neglecta Rafinesque, 1818)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea menhaden Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea tyrannus Latrobe, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea neglecta Rafinesque, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea carolinensis Gronow in Gray, 1854)
To GenBank (440 nucleotides; 333 proteins) (from synonym Clupea tyrannus Latrobe, 1802)
To GenBank (440 nucleotides; 333 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brevoortia tyrannus RAD100500 thru RAD100502 Envelope)
To ITIS
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