Protected Species in the Gulf of Mexico - NMFS' Southeast Region ...
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Nearshore <strong>Species</strong> <strong>of</strong> Concern<br />
ALABAMA GROUPER SHAD<br />
The Alabama shad is a species <strong>of</strong> concern. concern It is a euryhal<strong>in</strong>e, anadromous<br />
species that spawns <strong>in</strong> medium to large flow<strong>in</strong>g rivers from <strong>the</strong><br />
Mississippi River dra<strong>in</strong>age to <strong>the</strong> Suwannee River, Florida.<br />
Diagnostic characters <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Alabama shad are <strong>the</strong>ir upper jaw with a<br />
dist<strong>in</strong>ct median notch, and <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> gill rakers on <strong>the</strong> lower limb<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> anterior gill arch (41-48). Alabama shad differ from o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir family <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> same area <strong>in</strong> that <strong>the</strong> lower jaw does<br />
not protrude beyond <strong>the</strong> upper jaw, black spots are present along <strong>the</strong><br />
length <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lower jaw, and <strong>the</strong> dorsal f<strong>in</strong> lacks an elongate filament.
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