Skipjack shad (Alosa chrysochloris)
General data
- Main name: Skipjack shad
- Local names: Blue herring, Golden shad, River shad, Tennessee tarpon, McKinley shad
- Climates: Subtropical
- Habitat: Anadromous
- Native: North America
- Distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Rio Grande, Atlantic Ocean, Tennessee River, Mississippi River, Atchafalaya River
Classification
- Genus: Alosa - River Herrings
- Family: Alosidae - Shads
- Order: Clupeiformes - Herrings
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes