CaRMS taxon details
Alosa mediocris (Mitchill, 1814)
158668 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158668)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) 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): 20 [details]
page(s): 20 [details]
Distribution Northwestern Atlantic: along the coast from Maine to the St. John's River, Florida. Also in rivers.
Distribution Northwestern Atlantic: along the coast from Maine to the St. John's River, Florida. Also in rivers. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Alosa mediocris (Mitchill, 1814). Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/carms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158668 on 2025-03-15
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Alosa mediocris (Mitchill, 1814). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158668 on 2025-03-15
original description
(of ) 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): 20 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
page(s): 20 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feed on small fishes, also squid, small crabs and other crustaceans, as well as fish eggs [details]Distribution Northwestern Atlantic: along the coast from Maine to the St. John's River, Florida. Also in rivers. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Schools of adults are found in marine waters, along the coast; also estuaries, tidal rivers and tributaries during late spring and early summer. [details]
Importance Social- Commercial fishery [details]
Reproduction Spawn in tidal freshwater [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | hickory shad | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alosa mediocris)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Alosa mediocris, USA, by IGFA)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alosa mediocris RAD100399-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alosa mediocris RAD100571-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alosa mediocris)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Alosa mediocris, USA, by IGFA)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alosa mediocris RAD100399-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alosa mediocris RAD100571-001)
To ITIS
