Alosa

Alosa
Temporal range: 55–0 Ma
Eocene to present[1]
Twaite shad, Alosa fallax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Alosidae
Genus: Alosa
H. F. Linck, 1790
Species

See text.

Synonyms

Caspialosa
Pomolobus

Alosa[2] is a genus of fish, the river herrings, in the family Alosidae. Along with other genera in the subfamily Alosinae, they are generally known as shads.[3][4] They are distinct from other herrings by having a deeper body and spawning in rivers. Several species can be found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Also, several taxa occur in the brackish-water Caspian Sea and the Black Sea basin.[5] Many are found in fresh water during spawning and some are only found in landlocked fresh water.

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  2. ^ Alosa Linck, 1790 ITIS
  3. ^ Alosinae ITIS
  4. ^ Subfamily Alosinae[permanent dead link] FAO Fisheries Bulletin
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Coad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).