Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) >
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens) Etymology:
Dorosoma: Greek, doris = lance + Greek, soma = body (Ref.
45335); cepedianum: Named after the French ichthyologist,
Lacepede (Ref. 10294). Environment / Climate / Range Marine;
freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous (Ref. 51243);
depth range ? - 33 m (Ref. 39020). Subtropical; ? - 32°C (Ref.
12741); 49°N - 21°N, 100°W - 70°W (Ref. 188) Length at first
maturity / Size / Weight / Age Maturity: Lm 36.1  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 57.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); common
length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251); max. published
weight: 2.0 kg (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref.
72462) soft rays: 25 - 36; Vertebrae: 47 - 51. Body moderately
deep; belly with 17 to 20 - 10 to 14 scutes. Mouth small; lower
jaw short. Last dorsal fin ray long, about equal to distance
from snout tip to mid-pectoral fin or beyond; anal fin long.
Scales small, somewhat irregular. A da