




dorosoma cepedianum
The American Gizzard Shad is a shiny fish that loves to swim in schools. It has a special gizzard that helps it eat tiny plants and animals in the water!
Lebensraum: Lakes, rivers, and reservoirs across North America
The American Gizzard Shad has a distinctive deep, silvery body, often with a slightly darker blue-green back. Its most notable feature is a very long, whip-like ray extending from the dorsal fin. They also possess a small head and a blunt snout.





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FischeSeltenheit
Common
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Their long dorsal fin ray can be longer than their whole head!
They are named for their gizzard-like stomach, just like a chicken!
They play a super important role, turning tiny particles into food for bigger fish!
Thousands of Gizzard Shad often swim together in huge, shimmering schools!
American Gizzard Shad has a muscular gizzard stomach, similar to birds, that helps them grind tough plant material.
American Gizzard Shad can filter-feed using special gill rakers, allowing them to eat microscopic plankton from water.
American Gizzard Shad can survive in murkier, less oxygenated, and even slightly polluted waters that many other fish avoid.
They are filter-feeders, scooping up tiny plants and decaying bits from the water.
Altersunterschiede: Younger shad primarily eat zooplankton, while adults shift to consuming more phytoplankton and detritus.
Micropterus salmoides
A primary food source for this popular game fish.
Morone saxatilis
An essential prey item in brackish and freshwater systems.
Pandion haliaetus
Often preyed upon by these skilled fish-eating raptors.
Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.
Filtrierer nehmen Nährstoffe auf, indem sie schwebende Nahrungspartikel und kleine Organismen aus dem Wasser filtern.
Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus tierischem Gewebe besteht.
Aquatische Lebensräume umfassen Umgebungen, in denen Organismen überwiegend im Wasser leben, darunter Ozeane, Flüsse, Seen und Feuchtgebiete.
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20-40 cm
0.2-1 kg
5-10 Jahre
They are filter-feeders, scooping up tiny plants and decaying bits from the water.
20 km/h
Lakes, rivers, and reservoirs across North America
Filter Feeding
20 m
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