Specimen Information

Dorosoma cepedianum
Dorosoma cepedianum
(Gizzard Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID237386
GroupFishes
GenusDorosoma
Speciescepedianum
Common NameGizzard Shad
StateAZ
CountyGila
LocalitySalt River, at Roosevelt Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Salt
HUC8 Number15060103
HUC10 NameSalt River-Theodore Roosevelt Lake
HUC10 Number1506010309
HUC12 NameCottonwood Creek-Salt River
HUC12 Number150601030910
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month2
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18243
Author:Anonymous
Date:2008
Title:Gizzard shad explosion at Roosevelt.
Publisher:Payson Roundup
Issue:December 6
CommentsAn immediate survey by the state failed to collect any additional shad. Population explosion reported in 2008.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Specimen Impactwill likely compete for space and food with threadfin shad, another nonnative that has become the primary forage fish for sport-fish in the state’s larger impoundments. Immature gizzard shad will also compete for food sources with the larval stages of popular game fish.


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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