Threadfin Shad
Dorosoma petenense
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Dorosoma
Where to Find
Found in 7 diving areas across 4 countries and 3 regions.
- Sosua & Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic - 5 records
- Ambergris Caye, Belize - 25 records
- Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 4 records
- Huatulco, Mexico - 1 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 6 records
- Florida Springs, United States - 75 records
- North Carolina, United States - 8 records