![]() ![]() Thousands are often seen at the surface in spring, summer, and autumn. In the marine environment, shad are schooling fish. However, southern populations exhibit semelparity, similar to Pacific salmon. ![]() Northern populations are iteroparous, thus they may survive breeding, return to the sea, and then return to fresh waters to spawn several more times. The shad spends most of its life in the Atlantic Ocean, but swims up freshwater rivers to spawn. The name "shad" derives from the Old English sceadd, meaning " herring" it is a cognate to Irish, Welsh, and Scottish Gaelic words for herring. In the Eastern United States, roe shads (females) are prized because the eggs are considered a delicacy. Traditionally, a little vinegar is sprinkled over it on the plate. It can be boiled, filleted and fried in butter, or baked. It is considered flavorful enough to not require sauces, herbs, or spices. Adult shad weigh between 1.5 and 3.5 kg (3 and 8 lb), and they have a delicate flavor when cooked. The American shad has been described as "the fish that fed the (American) nation's founders". Rather, it seems to form a lineage that diverged from a common ancestor of the European taxa before these diversified. ![]() The American shad is not closely related to the other North American shads. The American shad ( Alosa sapidissima) is a species of anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Florida, and as an introduced species on the North Pacific coast. ![]()
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