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Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811)

American shad
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Common names: Alose, Alose savoureuse, Alose savoureuse
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Native species ranging from Ontario to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia; introduced into British Columbia (Ref. 52559). Northernmost limit of range in Wild Cove, Bay of Islands, New Foundland (Ref. 10087). Marketed fresh, salted, and as caviar. Also Ref. 188, 4925, 6793, 6885, 10088, 11366, 11382, 27547, 27549, 93252.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Alose savoureuse, Sábalo americano, 美洲鲥, ... 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);  sapidissima: sapidissima meaning most delicious (Ref. 1998).

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 250 m (Ref. 6793).   Subtropical; 54°N - 28°N, 84°W - 52°W (Ref. 86798)

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