47 (> FISHERIES OP THE UNITED STATES [CO] 



87. Clupeamediocris Mitchill. Hickory Shad; Tailor Her- 



ring; Fall Herring; Mattowacca; Sea Shad; 

 Shad. 



Atlantic coast of North America from Newfoundland 



to Florida, entering streams. 

 This is a comparatively poor fish, yet it is largely sold 



by unprincipled persons as the true shad, which it 



approaches in size, though by no means in quality; 



it reaches a length of 1G inches. 



32561. Potomac River, March 23, 1883. Dr. T. H. Beau. 



Subgenus Alosa Cuvier. 



88, Clwpea sapidissima Wilson. Shad. 



Atlantic coast of North America from Newfoundland 

 to Florida, ascending rivers to spawn, many adults 

 dying after the reproductive act; Gulf of Mexico, 

 ascending rivers of the Mississippi Valley (since its 

 introduction by the U. S. Fish Commission); Pacific 

 coast of the United States from California to Oregon 

 (introduced from the East), now so abundant that the 

 young scarcely more than 6 inches long are offered 

 for sale in the markets of San Francisco. 



This is one of the most important of our fresh-water 

 food-fishes. 



32563. North Carolina, March 23, 1883. Dr. T. H. Beau. 



DOEOSOMATHLE. 



Genus DOROSOMA Eafinesque. 



89. Dorosoma cepediamiBBi (Le S.) Gill. Mud Shad; Giz- 

 zard Shad ; Hickory Shad ; Winter Shad. 



Atlantic coast of the United States from Cape Cod to 

 Florida, entering all streams and frequently land- 

 locked in ponds. The western variety B. heterurum 

 occurs throughout the Mississippi Valley, and has 

 been introduced into the Great Lakes. 



The species is scarcely fit for food, and yet it is sold 

 rather freely in Washington markets. 

 20928. James River, Virginia, June 28, 1877. Dr. T. H. Bean. 



