Yellowfin menhaden (Brevoortia smithi)

Scientific name: Brevoortia smithi Hildebrand, 1941

Yellowfin menhaden (Brevoortia smithi)

The Yellowfin menhaden (Brevoortia smithi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Clupeidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Scutes apparent along belly; upper jaw with median notch. Pelvic fin with oblique and almost straight hind margin, the inner fin rays markedly shorter than outer fin rays when fin folded back. Pre-dorsal scales modified; scales in lateral series small and numerous, those on back and above anal fin markedly smaller than rest. A black spot behind gill opening, but none along flank. Silvery, with a greenish or bluish back. Fins golden yellow.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Brevoortia smithi
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
33.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Beaufort, North Carolina, to Indian River, Florida; Gulf of Mexico (Florida Bay to Louisiana, with possible break between Biscayne Bay and Florida Bay). Hybridize with B. tyrannus and B. patronus.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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