- The
alewife (Alosa
pseudoharengus; pl.: alewives) is an
anadromous species of
herring found in
North America. It is one of the "typical"
North American...
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herring Alosa aestivalis Hickory shad
Alosa mediocris Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus American shad
Alosa sapidissima Gizzard shad
Dorosoma cepedianum Threadfin...
- and
White Rock. The name is
derived from the
Gaspereau fish,
Alosa pseudoharengus,
which migrates up the
river every spring. The
fishing of Gaspereau...
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increasing recently,
perhaps as a
consequence of low
alewife (Alosa
pseudoharengus) abundance.
Limited numbers have also
reappeared in Lake Michigan's...
- (skipjack shad)
Alosa mediocris (Mitchill, 1814) (hickory shad)
Alosa pseudoharengus (A. Wilson, 1811) (alewife)
Alosa sapidissima (A. Wilson, 1811) (American...
- runs of at
least six
species of
native anadromous fish:
alewife (Alosa
pseudoharengus),
blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis),
American shad (Alosa sapidissima)...
- Miller,
Robert Rush (1957). "Origin and
Dispersal of the Alewife,
Alosa Pseudoharengus, and the
Gizzard Shad,
Dorosoma Cepedianum, in the
Great Lakes" (PDF)...
- shad
Alosa alabamae Y Y Y
Albacore Thunnus alalunga Y Y
Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus Y Y Y
Alligator gar
Atractosteus spatula Y Y
Largest exclusively freshwater...
- (eds.). "Alosa
pseudoharengus". FishBase. June 2021 version. Fuller, P.; Maynard, E.; Raikow, D.; et al. (2021). "Alosa
pseudoharengus (Wilson, 1811)"...
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preliminary listing of the (freshwater) fish of the area.
Herring Alosa pseudoharengus -
alewife (an
invasive species)
Pickerel Esox americ**** - American...
