WoRMS taxon details
Alosa 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, terrestrial
(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. (2024). FishBase. Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158670 on 2024-12-09
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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]
context 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]
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). (2024). 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): 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]
context 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]
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). (2024). 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]
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]
Language | Name | |
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English | shadAmerican shad | [details] |
French | alose savoureuse | [details] |
Russian | Шедамериканская сельдь | [details] |
Spanish | sábalo americano | [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 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 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 ITIS