Author: (Lesueur, 1818)
FBname: Atlantic thread herring
Comments: Inhabit harbors and shallow coastal areas (Ref. 9710). Pelagic (Ref. 27549). Form schools (but solitary individuals reported), probably not entering water of low salinity.  Feed by filtering plankton (copepods), but also take small fishes, crabs and shrimps.  Marketed fresh, frozen and salted; also used  in the fishmeal industry.  Occur in freshwater in St. Johns River, Florida (Ref. 26938).