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Alosa africana
Synonym for Alosa algeriensis Regan, 1916

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
junior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Alosa africana sometimes considered as hybrid between Alosa alosa and Alosa fallax (Ref. 188), synonym of Alosa algeriensis (Ref. 13696) or synonym of Alosa agone (Ref. 47607).
  Etymology of generic noun  
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).
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References using the name as accepted
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