Hickory shad Hickory shad Hickory shad ("Alosa mediocris") is a member of the herring family Clupeidae, ranging along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to the Gulf of Maine. It is an anadromous fish species, meaning that it spawns in freshwater portions of rivers but spends most of its life at sea. It is subject to fishing, both historic and current, but it is often confused with or simply grouped together with catch statistics for American shad ("Alosa sapidissima"). Hickory shad ranges from northern Florida to the Gulf of Maine. The largest populations occur in Chesapeake Bay and coastal
Chaca (genus) Chaca (genus) Chaca is the only genus in the catfish family Chacidae. These fish are commonly known as squarehead catfishes, frogmouth catfishes, or angler catfishes. These unusual fish have a sedentary lifestyle and spend much of their time motionless. The name "Chaca" is because, when removed from the water, they will rapidly repeat the sound "chaca". Only "C. chaca" makes these sounds; the other species do not. The four currently recognized species in this genus are: "Chaca" species are found in fresh water from eastern India to Borneo. "C. chaca" is found in rivers, canals, and ponds of grassland, scrubland,