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menhaden::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brevoortia tyrannis |
| Type of | clupeid, clupeid fish |
Examples of menhaden
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The reduction and bait industries, on the other hand, rely on menhaden directly.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Once it hits 72, the menhaden, mullet, tarpon, pompano and whiting will arrive.
From the news-journalonline.com
Another good indicator is the presence of dolphin, which also feed on menhaden.
From the newsobserver.com
Large schools of redfish and sharks have been chasing huge schools of menhaden.
From the chron.com
Flounder in the lower Cape Fear River, bays and inlets on small, live menhaden.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Spottails around the shell rakes, creek mouths and docks on menhaden, cut mullet.
From the charlotteobserver.com
What's not in dispute is that menhaden play a key role in the marine food web.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Omega harvests about 170,000 metric tons of menhaden annually for processing.
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Some important species caught closer to shore were more varied than menhaden.
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- Shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer
- Menhaden, also known as mossbunker, bunker and pogy, are forage fish of the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, two genera of marine fish in the family Clupeidae.
- An oily, bony fish. It is not edible, but its oil has many uses in industry.
