Dorosoma cepedianum

  • Scientific name
  • Dorosoma cepedianum

  • Common name
  • American gizzard shad

  • Family
  • Clupeidae

  • External links
  • Fishbase
Trait completeness 24%
Total data14
References4
Image of Dorosoma cepedianum

Author: Fabrice Téletchéa
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Traits detail



Egg (86.0%)


Trait id Trait Primary data Secondary Data References
4 Egg adhesiveness Adhesive Adhesive Miller, 1960
3 Egg Buoyancy Demersal Demersal Bodola, 1955
6 Temperature for incubation 26.7 26.7 °C Miller, 1960
5 Incubation time 1.5 1.5 days Miller, 1960
7 Degree-days for incubation 26.7; 1.5 40.05 °C * day Miller, 1960
7 Degree-days for incubation 16.7; 3.96 66.13 °C * day Miller, 1960
2 Egg size after water-hardening 0.75 0.75 mm Miller, 1960
5 Incubation time 1.5-7 depending on water temperature 4.25 days Bodola, 1955

Larvae (86.0%)


Trait id Trait Primary Data Secondary Data References
8 Initial larval size 5.5 5.5 mm Miller, 1960
13 Full yolk-sac resorption at 3 days old, only the vestige of the egg yolk remains 3.0 °C * day Miller, 1960
14 Onset of exogeneous feeding 3 days 3.0 °C * day Bodola, 1955
12 Sibling intracohort cannibalism present Present Miller, 1960
11 Temperature during larval development >3.3 3.3 °C VanDeHey et al, 2012
9 Larvae behaviour Pelagic Pelagic Downey and Toetz, 1983