Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Atlantic_menhaden_(Brevoortia_tyrannus)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fish
gptkb:species
gptkbp:breedingSeason gptkb:spring
fall
gptkbp:color silvery
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Atlantic_menhaden
gptkbp:conservationThreats overfishing
gptkbp:describedBy Latrobe, 1802
gptkbp:diet gptkb:algae
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature large head
deep body
black spot behind gill cover
yellowish fins
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Atlantic_coast_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:ecologicalRole forage fish
gptkbp:family gptkb:Clupeidae
gptkbp:feedingType filter feeder
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Brevoortia
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)
gptkbp:importantFor commercial fishery
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:larvalHabitat estuaries
gptkbp:lifespan up to 12 years
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Atlantic_States_Marine_Fisheries_Commission
gptkbp:maximumLength about 50 cm
gptkbp:maximumSpeed about 0.5 kg
gptkbp:migratory seasonal
gptkbp:order gptkb:Clupeiformes
gptkbp:predators gptkb:bird
gptkb:bluefish
gptkb:striped_bass
osprey
gptkbp:reproduction external fertilization
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Brevoortia_tyrannus
gptkbp:synonym gptkb:Menhaden
gptkb:Pogy
Bunker
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:usedFor bait
fish meal
fish oil
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Menhaden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7