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Fish Species Description

Atlantic menhaden

Brevoortia tyrannus

(Latrobe, 1802)

Classification

Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Alternate Names: bugfish, bunker, menhadem

Status:


Marine, brackish

Atlantic menhaden Region Map

Notes:


Basin Distribution in Georgia:

In Georgia, occurs in the Satilla, Ogeechee, and Savannah River basins.



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