Tenualosa reevesii
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| Tenualosa reevesii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Tenualosa |
| Species: | T. reevesii |
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| Tenualosa reevesii John Richardson, 1846 | |
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Tenualosa reevesii, also known as Reeves shad, is a species of fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae.[2][3][4][5][6]
Tenualosa reevesii was first described by John Richardson in 1846. Tenualosa reevesii belongs to the genus Tenualosa. It can attain a maximum length of 61.6 cm (24.3 in) and a maximum weight of 5 kg (11 lb) and lives up to 8 years.