Atlantic shad

The American shad or Atlantic shad, Alosa sapidissima, is a species of anadromous fish in family Clupeidae of order Clupeiformes.

The Atlantic shad lives in the pelagic-neritic, anadromous, freshwater, brackish, marine, depth range 0 - 250 m environment.

The American shad or Atlantic shad, Alosa sapidissima, is a species of anadromous fish in family Clupeidae of order Clupeiformes. It is not closely related to the other North American shads. More

except the Atlantic shad can probably be separated in a subgenus (or even genus) Pomolobus. On the other hand, the proposed genus (or subgenus) Caspialosa for the Caspian Sea forms is rejected due to paraphyly.(Faria et al. More

Common names: shad, Atlantic shad, white shad Description: American shad are dark blue to green above with paler sides and a silver underbelly. More

The American shad or Atlantic shad, Alosa sapidissima, is a speciesSpecies In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.... More

except the Atlantic shad can probably be separated in a subgenusSubgenus In biology, a subgenus is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. See rank and rank . More

English: Atlantic shad, common shad, Connecticut river shad, herring jack, North River shad, Potomac shad, Susquehanna shad, white shad; French: Alose, alose canadienne, alose savoureuse; German: Amerikanische Finte, Amerikanischer Maifisch; Spanish: Sábalo americano. More

Home > Food > Seafood > Atlantic Shad (River Herring) Atlantic Shad (River Herring) In some ways, the shad is a herald of springtime. More

American or Atlantic Shad - Pollution - Salmon - Tidal - Pound - Atlantic salmon - Fillet - Vinegar ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ There are a few land-locked varieties, one from Killarney in More

COMMON NAMES: Atlantic shad, Potomac shad, white shad, common shad, North river shad, and Connecticut river shad. DESCRIPTION: They are the largest of the herring family. Average sized shad are 12-25 inches in length and 2.5 to 5 pounds. More

Also known as: Alose, Atlantic Shad, Common Shad, Connecticut River Shad, Delaware Shad, North River Shad, Potomac Shad, Susquehanna Shad, White Shad The American shad occurs natively east of the Appalachians along the Atlantic coast of North America from Sand Hill River, Labrador to More

Common names

Alaccia americana in Italian (Italiano)
Allaccia americana in Italian (Italiano)
Alosa amerykanska a. zlotosledz in Polish (polski)
Alosa sapidissima in French (français)
Alose in French (français)
Alose canadienne in French (français)
alose savoureuse in French (français)
american shad in English
Americka lojka in Serbian (српски језик)
Amerikaanse elft in Dutch (Nederlands)
Amerikaanse meivis in Dutch (Nederlands)
Amerikanische Alse in German (Deutsch)
Amerikanische Finte in German (Deutsch)
Amerikanischer Maifisch in German (Deutsch)
Amerikankantasilli in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Amerikansk shad in Norwegian (Norsk)
Amerikansk shad in Swedish (Svenska)
Amerikansk stamsild in Danish (dansk)
Atlantic shad in English
common shad in English
Connecticut River shad in English
Hering american in Rumanian
Herring jack in English
North River shad in English
Placka chutná in Czech (česky)
Potomac shad in English
Sábalo americano in Spanish (español)
Sável americano in Portuguese (Português)
Sável-americano in Portuguese (Português)
Shad in English
Shad in Swedish (Svenska)
Susquehanna shad in English
Vit staksill in Swedish (Svenska)
white shad in English
американский шэд in Russian (русский язык)
美洲西鯡 in Mandarin Chinese
美洲西鲱 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Clupeiformes
Family : Clupeidae
Genus : Alosa
Species : Alosa sapidissima
Authority : Wilson, 1811