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WoRMS taxon detailsAlosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811)
158670 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158670)
accepted
Species
Alosa praestabilis DeKay, 1842 · unaccepted
Clupea indigena Mitchill, 1814 · unaccepted
Clupea sapidissima Wilson, 1811 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh,
(of Clupea sapidissima Wilson, 1811) Anonymous [Wilson, A.]. (1811). Clupea, in ichthyology, . <em>The Cyclopedia; or, universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and letters.</em> v. 9: 3 unnumbered pp. [Authorship of article according to Rafinesque 1818]. [details]
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. (2025). FishBase. Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158670 on 2025-07-15
Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Alosa praestabilis DeKay, 1842) DeKay, J. E. (1842). Zoology of New-York, or the New-York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New-York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Part IV. Fishes. <em>W. & A. White & J. Visscher, Albany. (part of: Natural History of New York).</em> i-xv + 1-415, Pls. 1-79. [Plates in separate volume; fishes, Pls. 1-79 [most in color].]. [details] original description (of Clupea indigena Mitchill, 1814) Mitchill, S. L. (1814). Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill, M. D., Professor of Natural History, &c, on the fishes of New-York. <em>D. Carlisle, New York.</em> 1-28. page(s): 21 [22] [details] original description (of Clupea sapidissima Wilson, 1811) Anonymous [Wilson, A.]. (1811). Clupea, in ichthyology, . <em>The Cyclopedia; or, universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and letters.</em> v. 9: 3 unnumbered pp. [Authorship of article according to Rafinesque 1818]. [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] Ecologyecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]  Othercontext source (Introduced species)
Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (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] additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]  Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio 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) : Alters trophic interactions [details]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 vector dispersal Chinese part of the Eastern Chinese Sea(Marine Region) Aquaculture [details] Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese part of the South China Sea (Marine Region) Aquaculture [details] Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese part of the Yellow Sea (Marine Region) Aquaculture [details] Unreviewed
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 nektonic [details] Habitat anadromous species; found in salt water to depths of 250 m; spawns in freshwaters [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]
To Barcode of Life (54 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 European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alosa sapidissima) To FishBase (from synonym Clupea sapidissima Wilson, 1811) To FishBase (from synonym Clupea indigena Mitchill, 1814) To FishBase To FishBase (from synonym Alosa praestabilis DeKay, 1842) To FishBase images (Alosa sapidissima, by Flescher, D.) To GenBank (76503 nucleotides; 56222 proteins) To GenBank (76503 nucleotides; 56222 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 NMNH Extant Collection (Alosa sapidissima RAD100424-002) To ITIS From editor or global species database
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