American Shad
📖 Overview
Overview information for American Shad is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for American Shad is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for American Shad is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for American Shad is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
🌿 Ecology
plankton, mainly copepods and mysids, occasionally on small fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"American Shad is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 19.9 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 770 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for American Shad has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | American Shad · Atlantic Shad · Common Shad · Connecticut River Shad · Herring Jack · North River Shad · Potomac Shad · Shad · Susquehanna Shad · White Shad |
| 🌍CES | placka chutná |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Amerikansk stamsild |
| 🇩🇪German | Amerikanische Finte · Amerikanischer Maifisch |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Amerikankantasilli |
| 🇫🇷French | Alose canadienne · Alose savoureuse |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Alaccia americana · Allaccia americana |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | アメリカンシャッド |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 아메리카청어 |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Amerikaanse elft |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Amerikansk shad |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Alosa amerykanska a. zlotosledz |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Sável-americano |
| 🌍RON | Hering american |
| 🇷🇺Russian | американская сельдь · Американский шэд · Шед · Шэд |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Sábalo americano |
| 🌍SRP | Americka lojka |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Amerikansk shad · Shad · Vit staksill |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 美洲西鯡 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 62 records indexed .
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