Yellowfin Menhaden
Brevoortia smithi
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–50 m
- Max size: 33 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A menhaden that schools inshore and through bays and estuaries, straining phytoplankton from the water with fine gill rakers. It spawns through winter, its eggs and larvae drift in the plankton, and it reaches about thirty three centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Clupeiformes › Alosidae › Brevoortia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 158690.
FAQ
- How deep does the Yellowfin Menhaden live?
- The Yellowfin Menhaden (Brevoortia smithi) is typically found at 0–50 m.
- Is the Yellowfin Menhaden dangerous to divers?
- The Yellowfin Menhaden is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Yellowfin Menhaden get?
- The Yellowfin Menhaden grows to about 33 cm.