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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Redirect|Gizzard shad|the Anodontostomatini species known by this name from the Indo-Pacific region|Clupeidae#Taxonomy}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = ''Dorosoma''
| image = Dorosoma cepedianum GLERL.jpg
| image_caption = ''[[Dorosoma cepedianum]]''
| taxon = Dorosoma
| authority = [[Constantine Samuel Rafinesque|Rafinesque]], 1820
| type_species = ''[[Dorosoma cepedianum|Dorosoma notata]]''
| type_species_authority = Rafinesque, 1820<ref name = CofF>{{Cof family|family=Dorosomatidae|access-date=21 November 2024}}</ref>
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
'''''Dorosoma''''' is a [[genus]] that contains five species of shads, within the family [[Dorosomatidae]]. The five species are native to the North and/or Central America, and are mostly known from fresh water, though some may reside in the waters of estuaries and bays.<ref>{{cite web |title=Genus: Dorosoma, Shad Herrings, Shads|website=Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute|url=https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/thefishes/taxon/546|access-date=1 January 2023|year=2015}}</ref><ref>{{FishBase genus | genus = Dorosoma | month = January| year = 2023}}</ref>
The [[American gizzard shad]] is important to the food web in America due to being a source of game fish food. They also have a long history of stock introductions that can lead to disruptions to the food web.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-08-06|title=USGS Fact Sheet for Gizzard Shad|url=https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=492|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109221556/http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=492 |archive-date=2011-11-09 |access-date=2020-08-06|website=USGS.gov}}</ref>
== Species ==
* ''[[Dorosoma anale]]'' <small>[[Seth Eugene Meek|Meek]], 1904</small> (Mexican river gizzard shad)
* ''[[Dorosoma cepedianum]]'' <small>([[Charles Alexandre Lesueur|Lesueur]], 1818)</small> (American gizzard shad)
* ''[[Dorosoma chavesi]]'' <small>Meek, 1907</small> (Nicaragua gizzard shad)
* ''[[Dorosoma petenense]]'' <small>([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1867)</small> (threadfin shad)
* ''[[Dorosoma smithi]]'' <small>[[Carl Leavitt Hubbs|C. L. Hubbs]] & [[Robert Rush Miller|R. R. Miller]], 1941</small> (Pacific gizzard shad)
== References ==
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[[Category:Dorosoma]]
[[Category:Dorosomatidae]]
[[Category:Fish of North America]]
[[Category:Freshwater fish genera]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque]]
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