WoRMS taxon details
Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814)
158667 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158667)
accepted
Species
Alosa cyanonoton Storer, 1848 · unaccepted
Clupea aestivalis Mitchill, 1814 · unaccepted
Clupea fasciata Lesueur, 1818 · unaccepted
Pomolobus aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814) · unaccepted
Pomolobus cyanonoton (Storer, 1848) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Clupea aestivalis 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 [details]
page(s): 21 [details]
Distribution Cape Breton south to St. John's River, Florida
Distribution Cape Breton south to St. John's River, Florida [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158667 on 2026-05-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Clupea aestivalis 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 [details]
original description (of Clupea fasciata Lesueur, 1818) Lesueur, C. A. (1818). Descriptions of several new species of North American fishes. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 8-11, 14.
page(s): 233 [details]
basis of record Munroe, T.A. (2000). An overview of the biology, ecology, and fisheries of the clupeoid fishes occurring in the Gulf of Maine. <em>NOAA (National Oceanic and Atomospheric Administration), Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document, Woods Hole.</em> Document 00-02: 226 pp. Mar 2000., available online at http://ttps://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/5081 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Clupea fasciata Lesueur, 1818) Lesueur, C. A. (1818). Descriptions of several new species of North American fishes. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 8-11, 14.
page(s): 233 [details]
basis of record Munroe, T.A. (2000). An overview of the biology, ecology, and fisheries of the clupeoid fishes occurring in the Gulf of Maine. <em>NOAA (National Oceanic and Atomospheric Administration), Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document, Woods Hole.</em> Document 00-02: 226 pp. Mar 2000., available online at http://ttps://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/5081 [details] Available for editors
[request]Ecology
ecology 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] 
Other
additional source
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). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on small fishes, copepods, and small shrimps [details]Distribution Cape Breton south to St. John's River, Florida [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Anadromous species, enters the river only to spawn. [details]
Importance Social- Commercial [details]
Predators Eels, yellow perch and white perch [details]
Reproduction Migrate to freshwater lakes and streams; external fertilization, pelagic eggs [details]
To Barcode of Life (26 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Clupea aestivalis Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Clupea fasciata Lesueur, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications) (from synonym Pomolobus aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Pomolobus cyanonoton (Storer, 1848))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alosa aestivalis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pomolobus cyanonoton (Storer, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Pomolobus aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814))
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea aestivalis Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea fasciata Lesueur, 1818)
To Fishbase (from synonym Alosa cyanonoton Storer, 1848)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (79 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
To GenBank (79 nucleotides; 92 proteins) (from synonym Clupea aestivalis Mitchill, 1814)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alosa aestivalis RAD100879-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomolobus aestivalis P07404 illustration)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Clupea aestivalis Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Clupea fasciata Lesueur, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications) (from synonym Pomolobus aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Pomolobus cyanonoton (Storer, 1848))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alosa aestivalis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pomolobus cyanonoton (Storer, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Pomolobus aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814))
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea aestivalis Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea fasciata Lesueur, 1818)
To Fishbase (from synonym Alosa cyanonoton Storer, 1848)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (79 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
To GenBank (79 nucleotides; 92 proteins) (from synonym Clupea aestivalis Mitchill, 1814)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alosa aestivalis RAD100879-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomolobus aestivalis P07404 illustration)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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