Gulf menhaden
A species of Menhadens, Also known as Shad, Bunker Scientific name : Brevoortia patronus Genus : Menhadens
Gulf menhaden, A species of Menhadens
Also known as:
Shad, Bunker
Botanical name: Brevoortia patronus
Genus: Menhadens
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Description
Photo By SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble , used under PD-US-NOAA /Cropped and compressed from original 
Description
The Gulf menhaden is a small marine filter-feeding fish belonging to the family Clupeidae. The range of Gulf menhaden encompasses the entirety of the Gulf of Mexico nearshore waters, with the exception of the extreme eastern Yucatan and western Cuba. Evidence from morphology and DNA analyses suggest that the Gulf menhaden is the Gulf of Mexico complement to the Atlantic menhaden. Both species support large commercial reduction fisheries, with Gulf menhaden supporting the second largest fishery, by weight, in the United States.
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Photo By SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble , used under PD-US-NOAA /Cropped and compressed from original 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Fish Order
Anchovies Family
Sundaland noodlefishes Genus
Menhadens Species
Gulf menhaden 
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