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Name: |
Gizzard Shad |
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Other Common
Names: |
Shad, nanny shad, stink shad, hickory shad, mud shad, Norwegian herring, hairyback, golden eyes, slicks, silver crappie, slimeball, flatfish, skipjack, eastern gizzard shad, jackshad, sawbelly |
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Scientific Name: |
Dorosoma cepedianum |
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Diet: |
Feeds on microscopic plants and animal life |
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Habitat: |
Prefers lakes and sluggish rivers |
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Length: |
Average length is 10.5 to 14 inches |
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Identification: |
Bright silvery blue on back, silvery sides and dusky white belly; deep oblong body that is laterally compressed |
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Photo & text
courtesy of: |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B.
Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker Konrad Schmidt - James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History Fishes of Indiana published by Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game (1964) |