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Atlantic Menhaden

Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe 1802)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe 1802)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe 1802)
Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe 1802)
Clupea carolinensis Gronow 1854
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Brevoortia tyrannus
Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe 1802)
Recognized by Fishbase
Clupea menhaden
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Clupea neglecta
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Clupea tyrannus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Clupea carolinensis Gronow 1854
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Clupea menhaden Mitchill 1814
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Clupea neglecta Rafinesque 1818
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Clupea tyrannus Latrobe 1802
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Brevoortia tyrannus var. brevicaudata Goode 1878
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Clupea carolinensis Gronow 1854
Clupea menhaden Mitchill 1814
Clupea neglecta Rafinesque 1818
Clupea tyrannus
Synonym according to NCBI
Clupea tyrannus Latrobe 1802
Clupea carolinensis Gronow 1854
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Clupea menhaden Mitchill 1814
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Clupea neglecta Rafinesque 1818
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Clupea tyrannus Latrobe 1802
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

Bony fish
Recognized by Fishbase
Menhadem
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Moss bunker
Recognized by Fishbase
Mossbunker
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Pogy
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Whitefish
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Atlantic Menhaden preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Bony Fish
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Menhaden
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Moss Bunker
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
bug fish
mossbunker

Bulgarian

атлантически менхаден preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

menhaden de l'Atlàntic preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

大西洋油鯡 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Menhaden atlantský preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Placka menhaden
Recognized by Fishbase

Danish

Atlantisk menhaden preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Menhaden
Recognized by Fishbase

Dutch; Flemish

Amerikaanse sardine preferred
oceaanforel

Estonian

Põhjamenheden
Recognized by Fishbase
põhjamenheden preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Menhaden preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

French

Alose tyran
Recognized by Fishbase
Menhaden tyran
Recognized by Fishbase and FAO species catalogs
Menhaden
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Alose Tyran preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Menhaden Tyran
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Menhaden
Recognized by Fishbase
Atlantischer Menhaden preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Menhaden
Recognized by Fishbase
Meinhaddur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Alaccia americana preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Norwegian

Menhaden preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
menhaden preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

کودماهی اطلسی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Menhaden preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Portuguese

Menhadem preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Savelha
Recognized by Fishbase

Russian

мэнхеден атлантический
Recognized by Fishbase
Атлантический менхэден preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Lacha tirana preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and FAO species catalogs
Menhaden
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Lacha Tirana preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Atlantisk menhaden preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Menhaden
Recognized by Fishbase

Vietnamese

Cá mòi dầu Đại Tây Dương preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

مينهادين الاطلسى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe 1802)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Clupeiformes
Clupeidae
15 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Clupeomorpha
Clupeiformes
Clupeidae
Clupeinae
Clupea
Clupea menhaden (this page)
79 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Clupeomorpha
Clupeiformes
Clupeidae
Clupeinae
Clupea
Clupea neglecta (this page)
79 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Clupeomorpha
Clupeiformes
Clupeidae
Clupeinae
Clupea
Clupea tyrannus (this page)
79 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.