Observations on Size Distribution and Spawning Behavior of Threadfin Shad
- 1 October 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
- Vol. 94 (4) , 385-386
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1965)94[385:oosdas]2.0.co;2
Abstract
Introduction of threadfin shad to other waters is based partly on the assumption that this fish does not reach a large size. The size distribution of specimens (size range: 1.0-5.0 inches in total length) from Lake Bistineau and Clear Lake, Louisiana, are typical of those observed on many other bodies of water throughout Louisiana which is within the original range of the threadfin shad. Specimens from the Bogue Falaya River (size range: 6.0-8.0 inches in total length) are the largest average size threadfin shad observed in Louisiana. Spawning activity was found to stop as soon as sunlight touched the water.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: