Courtesy of Bigelow and Schroder, 1953

Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Clupeidae
Common Name: Hickory shad, Fall herring, Shad herring

Size: to 60 cm SL.

Habitat: Pelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine. Schooling adults occur along the coast, in estuaries, tidal rivers and tributaries during late spring and early summer.

Range: Atlantic coast of North America from the Bay of Fundy to Florida.

Diet: Small fishes, squid, small crabs and other crustaceans, and fish eggs.

Reproduction: Spawn in tidal freshwater, and return to the sea shortly after.

Comments: Commercial species

References: Bigelow, H.B.and Schroeder,W.C.,1953 ; Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985 ; Jones, P.W., F.D. Martin and J.D. Hardy, Jr., 1978.