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ray-finned fishes
herrings, shads, sardines, and menhadens
Classification
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Eastern gizzard shad
Dorosoma cepedianum
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii: information (1)
Actinopterygii: pictures (145)
Actinopterygii: specimens (14)
Order
Clupeiformes
Clupeiformes: information (2)
Clupeiformes: pictures (4)
Family
Clupeidae
herrings, shads, sardines, and menhadens
Clupeidae: information (1)
Clupeidae: pictures (3)
Species
Dorosoma cepedianum
Eastern gizzard shad