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Taxon:
Species
Alosa alosa
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Alice shad
(fish)
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Entity:
Alosa (Genus)
..Alosa aestivalis (Species) - blueback herring
..Alosa agone (Species)
..Alosa alabamae (Species) - Alabama shad
..Alosa brashnikovi (Species) - Caspian marine shad
..Alosa caspia (Species)
..Alosa chrysochloris (Species) - blue herring
..Alosa fallax (Species) - shad
..Alosa kessleri (Species) - blackback
..Alosa macedonica (Species) - liparia
..Alosa maeotica (Species) - Black Sea shad
..Alosa mediocris (Species) - bonejack
..Alosa pontica (Species) - Black Sea shad
..Alosa pseudoharengus (Species) - alewife
..Alosa sapidissima (Species) - American shad
..Alosa saposchnikowii (Species)
..Alosa sphaerocephala (Species) - Agrakhan shad
..Alosa tanaica (Species)
..Alosa vistonica (Species)
..Alosa alosa (Species) - Alice shad
Authorship
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 318.
Original rank
:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Types
Type of
:
Alosa
(Genus)
Garsault, 1764
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Alosa alosa alosa
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Variants
Different rank
:
Alosa alosa alosa
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Combinations
Basionym
:
Clupea alosa
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Alausa vulgaris
Valenciennes, 1847
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Alosa communis
Yarell, 1836
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Alosa cuvieri
Malm, 1877
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Alosa cuvierii
Malm, 1877
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Alosa rusa
Mauduyt, 1848
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
elft
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
Alice shad
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28 Aug 2026