WoRMS taxon details
Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811)
158670 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158670)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Newfoundland, St. Lawrence River and Nova Scotia southward to central Florida
Distribution Newfoundland, St. Lawrence River and Nova Scotia southward to central Florida [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2020). FishBase. Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158670 on 2020-01-28
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context source (Introduced species)
Molnar, J. L.; Gamboa, R. L.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.</em> 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors 
[request]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019)., available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request] context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019)., available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact in United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]Introduced species impact in United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Alters trophic interactions [details]
From other sources
Diet Feed on copepods, insect larvae, mysids and small fishes [details]Distribution Newfoundland, St. Lawrence River and Nova Scotia southward to central Florida [details]
Habitat anadromous species; found in salt water to depths of 250 m; spawns in freshwaters [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Scientific- Commercial [details]
Predators Mammals, bony and fin fishes and seals [details]
Reproduction Migrate, repeatedly throughout their lifetime, in spring to (slow-moving) rivers; females may produce up to 600,000 eggs; external fertilization [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | shadAmerican shad | [details] |
| French | alose savoureuse | [details] |
| Spanish | sábalo americano | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (45 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Clupea indigena Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (369 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Alosa praestabilis DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (96 publications) (from synonym Clupea sapidissima Wilson, 1811)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea sapidissima Wilson, 1811)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea indigena Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Alosa praestabilis DeKay, 1842)
To GenBank (177 nucleotides; 194 proteins)
To GenBank (177 nucleotides; 194 proteins) (from synonym Clupea sapidissima Wilson, 1811)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alosa sapidissima RAD100424-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Clupea indigena Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (369 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Alosa praestabilis DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (96 publications) (from synonym Clupea sapidissima Wilson, 1811)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea sapidissima Wilson, 1811)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea indigena Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Alosa praestabilis DeKay, 1842)
To GenBank (177 nucleotides; 194 proteins)
To GenBank (177 nucleotides; 194 proteins) (from synonym Clupea sapidissima Wilson, 1811)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alosa sapidissima RAD100424-001)
To ITIS
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