Pacific Menhaden
Ethmidium maculatum
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–50 m
- Max size: 31.2 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
A coastal schooling fish of the southeast Pacific, it filters diatoms and copepods from the water and will also snap up small fish and crustaceans. In Chilean spring it spawns over sand, where sticky eggs cling until the larvae hatch and rise into the surface plankton.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Clupeiformes › Clupeidae › Ethmidium
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280726.
FAQ
- How deep does the Pacific Menhaden live?
- The Pacific Menhaden (Ethmidium maculatum) is typically found at 0–50 m.
- Is the Pacific Menhaden dangerous to divers?
- The Pacific Menhaden is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Pacific Menhaden get?
- The Pacific Menhaden grows to about 31.2 cm.