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Alosa mediocris (Mitchill, 1814)

Hickory shad
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Common names: Bonejack, Fall herring, Freshwater taylor
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Atlantic coast from Kenduskeag River in Maine to the St. John's River, in Florida and ascends coastal rivers during spring and fall (Ref. 86798). Found throughout Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 4639). Southern New England (Ref. 37512). Also Ref. 188, 27549, 93252.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Alose américaine, Herring, Shad fall herring, ... 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).
  More on author: Mitchill.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous (Ref. 51243).   Temperate; 46°N - 25°N, 82°W - 66°W (Ref. 117467)

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