What is an American shadow?
American shadow or alosa sapidissima is a salt water fish in the CLUPEIDAE family that spends most of their lives along the Atlantic coast. It is an anadromic fish, which means it will move to freshwater rivers when it is time to emerge, and often travel for hundreds of kilometers. Shad is a popular sports fish and is often called a poor person's salmon. It is a good source of many important nutrients.
The American shadow is a type of sequence that feeds mainly on plankton. It also consumes shrimp and eggs of other fish. Sometimes he feeds on small fish when plankton is rare.
American shadow woman can emerge several times in migration and often produce up to 250,000 eggs in a single year. When swimming upstream, it releases eggs and the man travels behind her and the fertilization. The eggs hatch in just four to nine days, depending on the water temperature. Most young hatchery end like food for Pike, Walley and Lbas and small mouth. When they reach this size that lasts several months, they begin their trek zpto go to the ocean. When they get into salt water, larger ocean fish, such as bluefish and striped bass, often reach them. Several people who get back into deep water grow rapidly into maturity.
These types of fish range from £ 2 to £ 13 (0.9 to 6 kg), if most of them are in the range of £ 6 to £ 7 (£ 2.7 to 3.2 kg). They are usually 2 feet long or less, but it was known to get up to 30 inches (76.2 cm). They can be identified by their greenish back, silver gray sides and white lower sides. Usually there are also one or two rows of black spots along the sides of the fish, starting with the rear edge of their gills. Like the other sequence, they have a very Sharp measured along their abdomen.
Shad is very high in Omega 3, selenium, phosphorus and niacin. It is also an excellent source of protein. These types of fish have been found to have very low toxins. Shad roe, tj. The eggs of this fish are considered a gourmet delicacy. They are usually roasted or baked before eating.
The US shadow population has decreased in many areas in many areas in the last century. This is due to water pollution, excessive fishing and the introduction of various invasive exotic fish on the rivers where they occur. We hope that the population will stabilize when there are so much environmental restrictions to prevent contaminated waters.