Toli Shad
Tenualosa toli
- Group: Other
- Max size: 60 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: VU
A herring of fast, muddy estuaries and the coastal water around them, the toli shad schools in turbid inshore seas and runs up rivers to breed. It begins life as a male and can later become female, and despite heavy fishing pressure it remains a prized food fish; the species is listed as vulnerable.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Clupeiformes › Dorosomatidae › Tenualosa
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 217454.
FAQ
- Is the Toli Shad dangerous to divers?
- The Toli Shad is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Toli Shad get?
- The Toli Shad grows to about 60 cm.