gizzard shad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/gizzard_shad

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:fish
gptkbp:breedingSeason	gptkb:spring
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Actinopterygii
gptkbp:color	silvery
gptkbp:commercialUse	limited
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:gizzard_shad
gptkbp:diet	gptkb:algae
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature	deep, laterally compressed body long, threadlike last dorsal fin ray
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:Atlantic_coast_of_North_America gptkb:Great_Lakes gptkb:Mississippi_River_basin
gptkbp:eggsPerFemale	up to 400,000
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Clupeidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:Lesueur 1818
gptkbp:fishingMethod	cast net seine net
gptkbp:habitat	brackish water freshwater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	gizzard shad
gptkbp:importantFor	bait fish forage fish
gptkbp:introduced	western United States
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan	up to 10 years
gptkbp:maximumLength	about 50 cm
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	about 1.5 kg
gptkbp:nativeTo	gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Clupeiformes
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators	gptkb:fish walleye
gptkbp:reproduction	spawns in shallow water
gptkbp:scientificName	gptkb:Dorosoma_cepedianum
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Freshwater_Fish_Marketing_Corporation gptkb:Indian_Lake gptkb:Maumee_River gptkb:Keuka_Lake
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5