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Alosa agone (Scopoli, 1786)

Agone
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Turkey country information

Common names: Beneklitirsi balığı, Tirsi, Tirsi balığı
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Misidentification (deduced from Ref. 59043) in Ref. 57855 and 58342 where it is reported as: Known from the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea and its watersheds, Mediterranean Sea, European Black Sea watersheds, European Mediterranean Sea watersheds, Anatolian Black Sea watersheds, Anatolian Mediterranean Sea watersheds and Asi Nehri/Orontes watershed (Ref. 58342). Sarce (58342). Found in central coast of Black Sea (Sinop and Samsun vicinity) (Ref. 88083). Threatened by commecial and bycatch fishing, habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution, construction of weirs/dams in rivers and water abstraction. Listed on Annexes II and V of the EU Habitats Directive as Alosa spp (Ref. 58342). Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58342). EurTurk
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007
National Database: CLOMFOT

Common names from other countries

Mediterranean shad, Twaite shad, Alose finte, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Alosidae (Shads and Sardines)
Etymology: Alosa: Latin, alausa = a fish cited by Ausonius and Latin, halec = pickle, dealing with the Greek word hals = salt; it is also the old Saxon name for shad = "alli" ; 1591 (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; non-migratory.   Temperate; 47°N - 45°N, 8°E - 11°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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