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    Brevoortia

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    Brevoortia
    Atlantic menhaden
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Actinopterygii
    Order: Clupeiformes
    Family: Alosidae
    Genus: Brevoortia
    Gill, 1861

    The genus Brevoortia are all species of menhaden, there are found mainly in western Atlantic and consist of the following species:

    • Brevoortia aurea (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Brazilian menhaden)
    • Brevoortia gunteri Hildebrand, 1948 (Finescale menhaden)
    • Brevoortia patronus Goode, 1878 (Gulf menhaden)
    • Brevoortia pectinata (Jenyns, 1842) (Argentine menhaden)
    • Brevoortia smithi Hildebrand, 1941 (Yellowfin menhaden)
    • Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe, 1802) (Atlantic menhaden)

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