The genus ''Brevoortia'' are all species of

menhaden Menhaden, also known as mossbunker, bunker, and "the most important fish in the sea", are forage fish of the genera ''Brevoortia'' and ''Ethmidium'', two genera of marine fish in the order Clupeiformes. ''Menhaden'' is a blend of ''poghaden'' ...

, there are found mainly in western Atlantic and consist of the following species: * ''

Brevoortia aurea The genus ''Brevoortia'' are all species of menhaden, there are found mainly in western Atlantic and consist of the following species: * '' Brevoortia aurea'' (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Brazilian menhaden) * '' Brevoortia gunteri'' Hildebrand, 1948 ...

'' (

Spix Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix (9 February 1781 – 13 March 1826) was a German natural history, biologist. From his expedition to Brazil, he brought to Germany a large variety of specimens of plants, insects, mammals, birds, amphibians and fish. ...

Agassiz Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( ; ) FRS (For) FRSE (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history. Spending his early life in Switzerland, he recei ...

, 1829) (Brazilian menhaden) * '' Brevoortia gunteri''

Hildebrand Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebrand'' is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is ''Hiltibrant'' and in Old Norse ''Hildibrandr''. The word ''hild'' means "battle" and ''brand'' means "sword" ...

, 1948 (Finescale menhaden) * ''

Brevoortia patronus The Gulf menhaden (''Brevoortia patronus'') is a small marine filter-feeding fish belonging to the family Alosidae. The range of Gulf menhaden encompasses the entirety of the Gulf of Mexico nearshore waters, with the exception of the extreme e ...

'' Goode, 1878 (Gulf menhaden) * '' Brevoortia pectinata'' ( Jenyns, 1842) (Argentine menhaden) * ''

Brevoortia smithi The genus ''Brevoortia'' are all species of menhaden, there are found mainly in western Atlantic and consist of the following species: * ''Brevoortia aurea'' (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Brazilian menhaden) * '' Brevoortia gunteri'' Hildebrand, 1948 ...

, 1941 (Yellowfin menhaden) * ''

Brevoortia tyrannus The Atlantic menhaden (''Brevoortia tyrannus'') is a North American species of fish in the herring family, Alosidae. Atlantic menhaden are found in North Atlantic coastal and Estuary, estuarine waters from Nova Scotia south to northern Florida. ...

'' ( Latrobe, 1802) (Atlantic menhaden)

References

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q4844347 Brevoortia Commercial fish Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill