WoRMS taxon details
Alosa mediocris (Mitchill, 1814)
158668 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158668)
accepted
Species
Clupea mattowaca Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted
Clupea mediocris Mitchill, 1814 · unaccepted
Clupea pusilla Mitchill, 1814 · unaccepted
Clupea viridescens DeKay, 1842 · unaccepted
Pomolobus mediocris (Mitchill, 1814) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Clupea mediocris 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): 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. (2026). FishBase. Alosa mediocris (Mitchill, 1814). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158668 on 2026-01-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Clupea mattowaca Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 451, Pl. 5 (fig. 8) [details]
original description (of Clupea mediocris 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): 20 [details]
original description (of Clupea pusilla 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): 20 [details]
original description (of Clupea viridescens 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]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 451, Pl. 5 (fig. 8) [details]
original description (of Clupea mediocris 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): 20 [details]
original description (of Clupea pusilla 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): 20 [details]
original description (of Clupea viridescens 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]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio 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 (11 publications) (from synonym Clupea mattowaca Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Clupea pusilla Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Clupea mediocris Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications) (from synonym Pomolobus mediocris (Mitchill, 1814))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alosa mediocris)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea viridescens DeKay, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomolobus mediocris (Mitchill, 1814))
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea mediocris Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea mattowaca Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea pusilla Mitchill, 1814)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 42 proteins) (from synonym Clupea mediocris Mitchill, 1814)
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 (11 publications) (from synonym Clupea mattowaca Mitchill, 1815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Clupea pusilla Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Clupea mediocris Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications) (from synonym Pomolobus mediocris (Mitchill, 1814))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alosa mediocris)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea viridescens DeKay, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomolobus mediocris (Mitchill, 1814))
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea mediocris Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea mattowaca Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Clupea pusilla Mitchill, 1814)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 42 proteins) (from synonym Clupea mediocris Mitchill, 1814)
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
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
