''Dorosoma'' is a

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that contains five species of shads, within the family

Dorosomatidae Dorosomatidae is a family of clupeiform fishes. It is now recognized by FishBase as a family in its own right; it had been considered to be a subfamily of Clupeidae. It contains 31 extant Extant or Least-concern species, least concern is ...

. The five species are native to the North and/or Central America, and are mostly known from fresh water, though some may reside in the waters of estuaries and bays. The

American gizzard shad The American gizzard shad (''Dorosoma cepedianum''), also known as the mud shad, is a member of the Clupeidae, herring family of fish and is native to large swaths of fresh and brackish waters in the United States of America, as well as portions ...

is important to the food web in America due to being a source of game fish food. They also have a long history of stock introductions that can lead to disruptions to the food web.

Species

* '' Dorosoma anale''

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, 1904 (Mexican river gizzard shad) * '' Dorosoma cepedianum'' ( Lesueur, 1818) (American gizzard shad) * '' Dorosoma chavesi'' Meek, 1907 (Nicaragua gizzard shad) * ''

Dorosoma petenense The threadfin shad (''Dorosoma petenense'') is a small pelagic freshwater forage fish common in lakes, large streams and reservoirs of the Southeastern United States. Like the American gizzard shad, the threadfin shad has an elongated dorsal fin, ...

'' ( Günther, 1867) (threadfin shad) * '' Dorosoma smithi'' C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1941 (Pacific gizzard shad)

References

Dorosoma Dorosomatidae Fish of North America Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Clupeiformes-stub