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American Gizzard Shad

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

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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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American Gizzard Shad
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American Gizzard Shad

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

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!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rock-Grinding Gut

American Gizzard Shad has a muscular gizzard stomach, similar to birds, that helps them grind tough plant material.

Fähigkeit

Tiny Food Filter

American Gizzard Shad can filter-feed using special gill rakers, allowing them to eat microscopic plankton from water.

Fähigkeit

Pollution Tolerator

American Gizzard Shad can survive in murkier, less oxygenated, and even slightly polluted waters that many other fish avoid.

Maße und Details

Länge
20-40 cm
Gewicht
0.2-1 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
20 m
Wasserart
Brackwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

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.

Hauptnahrung

  • phytoplankton
  • zooplankton
  • algae
  • detritus

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

A primary food source for this popular game fish.

eaten by

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

An essential prey item in brackish and freshwater systems.

eaten by

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Often preyed upon by these skilled fish-eating raptors.

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von American Gizzard Shad?

20-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von American Gizzard Shad?

0.2-1 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von American Gizzard Shad?

5-10 Jahre

Was frisst American Gizzard Shad?

They are filter-feeders, scooping up tiny plants and decaying bits from the water.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von American Gizzard Shad?

20 km/h

Wo findet man American Gizzard Shad normalerweise?

Lakes, rivers, and reservoirs across North America

Wie jagt American Gizzard Shad?

Filter Feeding

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von American Gizzard Shad?

20 m

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