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Brevoortia

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n.1.a genus of fishes consisting of the menhaden.
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Noun1.Brevoortia - menhadenBrevoortia - menhaden                            
genus Brevoortia
fish genus - any of various genus of fish
Clupeidae, family Clupeidae - herrings; shad; sardines; etc.
Brevoortia tyrannis, menhaden - shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer
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Brevoortia patronus occurs wholly in the Gulf of Mexico, and dominates the menhaden fishery in the Gulf, with other menhaden species representing less than 1% of the annual catch (Ahrenholz, 1981).
Systematics of the North American menhadens: molecular evolutionary ... by Anderson, Joel D. / Fishery Bulletin
1A): Brevoortia tyrannus (Atlantic menhaden), Leiostomus xanthurus (spot), Micropogonias undulatus (Atlantic croaker), Paralichthys albiguta (Gulf flounder), P.
Comparison of average larval fish vertical distributions among ... by Hare, Jonathan A.; Govoni, John J. / Fishery Bulletin
Both dorsal and ventral notochord tip pigment, which are diagnostic for the genus Brevoortia (Fig.
Descriptions of larval, prejuvenile, and juvenile finescale menhaden ... by Tolan, James M.; Newstead, David A. / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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