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2 photos

What

American Shad (Alosa sapidissima)

Observer

ctiemann16

Date

October 19, 2022 05:29 PM EDT

Place

Churchmans Rd, New Castle, DE, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Anyone good with juvenile clupeidae ID? Hickory Shad and Blueback Herring are the most common here, but I think American Shad and Alewife are possible too. This is the only one I caught with this row of dots, and sadly I don’t have any in-water photos.

 
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