Atlantic Thread Herring (Gizzard Shad)

Family Clupeidae, HERRINGS
Opisthonema oglinum

Description: back dark blue/gray, sides silvery, belly white; small head

Where found: in salt water from Cape Cod to Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico

Size: up to 16"

Remarks: has scales on ridge of back before dorsal fin.

*The Florida records quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and are not necessarily the most current ones. The records are provided as only as a benchmark.