Brevoortia
E793177
Brevoortia is a genus of small, schooling marine fish commonly known as menhaden, important both ecologically as filter feeders and commercially in fisheries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stephanolepis | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| behavior | schooling ⓘ |
| bodyType | small pelagic fish ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialFisheryType | reduction fishery ⓘ |
| commonName | menhaden ⓘ |
| describedBy | Theodore Nicholas Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | western Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
forage fish
ⓘ
primary consumer ⓘ |
| eggType | pelagic eggs ⓘ |
| family | Clupeidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | filter feeder ⓘ |
| genusContainsSpecies |
Brevoortia aurea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brevoortia gunteri NERFINISHED ⓘ Brevoortia patronus NERFINISHED ⓘ Brevoortia smithi NERFINISHED ⓘ Brevoortia tyrannus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gillRakerAdaptation | adapted for plankton filtration ⓘ |
| growthPattern | fast-growing ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
marine waters ⓘ |
| impactOfOverfishing | can affect predator populations ⓘ |
| impactOnWaterQuality | can influence plankton abundance ⓘ |
| importance |
commercially important in fisheries
ⓘ
ecologically important as filter feeders ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalHabitat | coastal and estuarine nurseries ⓘ |
| lifespan | several years ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming ⓘ |
| migration | seasonal coastal migrations ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Carson Brevoort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Clupeiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| roleInFoodWeb |
prey for larger fish
ⓘ
prey for marine mammals ⓘ prey for seabirds ⓘ |
| salinityPreference | marine and estuarine ⓘ |
| spawningHabitat | offshore waters ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | low trophic level ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fish meal production
ⓘ
fish oil production ⓘ |
| waterColumnPosition | pelagic ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stephanolepis