Sea fish
Atlantic menhaden
Brevoortia tyrannus
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- Habitat
- Nehir ağzı · iskele · pelajik · liman
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Rarely caught on a line from the shore.
Depth
0–50 m
mostly 0–30 m
Water temperature
4.4–30 °C
ideal 15–18 °C
Salinity
Also enters brackish water
0–36.7 ‰
Shore types
- Cove / inner bay
- Pier / quay
- River / stream mouth
- Lagoon / weir mouth
- Inside harbours
- Harbour mouth
Bottom
Lives in open water
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type high, temperature medium
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.
Species profile
- Scientific name
- Brevoortia tyrannus
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Atlantic menhaden
