Missouri Department of Conservation
HERRING, SKIPJACK

Summary information for HERRING, SKIPJACK

Common Name
HERRING, SKIPJACK
Scientific Name
ALOSA CHRYSOCHLORIS
Status
NONGAME, STATE RANK SU
Primary Habitat
"Aquatic - river/stream"
Preferred Habitat
"Inhabits permanent streams. Often found in swift current below dams."
Distribution
"Probably occurs at least occasionally in most large rivers where its movements are not blocked by dams. Is most abundant in the Mississippi river below the mouth of the Ohio river. *001*"
County List
ATCHISON, BOONE, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CARTER, FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, LEWIS, LINCOLN, MARION, MILLER, MISSISSIPPI, NEW MADRID, PEMISCOT, PERRY, PLATTE, RIPLEY, SCOTT, SHANNON, ST. CHARLES, ST. LOUIS, WARREN
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