Tenualosa reevesii, also known as Reeve's shad, is a species of fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Tenualosa |
| Species: | T. reevesii
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| Tenualosa reevesii John Richardson, 1846
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Description
editTenualosa reevesii was first described by John Richardson in 1846. Tenualosa reevesii belongs to the genus Tenualosa. It can attain a maximum length of 61.6 cm (24.3 in) and a maximum weight of 5 kg (11 lb) and lives up to 8 years.
Distribution and biology
editIt is an euryhaline schooling fish, meaning it can survive freshwater, brackish and marine conditions and is pelagic-neritic, also is migratory and is anadromous and lives in tropical climate(31°N-5°N, 95°E-123°E) being found in waters off the coast of china up to the island of Phuket in the Andaman sea that lives between 0–50 m depth.[1]
Reproduction
editMature adult Tenualosa reevesii ascend back to rivers to breed.
References
edit- ^ a b "Tenualosa reevesii summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Tenualosa reevesii (Richardson, 1846)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "ADW: Tenualosa reevesii: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Common Names List - Tenualosa reevesii". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Tenualosa reevesii".