Alosa fallax
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126415 on 2026-08-29
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2008-01-15T18:27:08Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803)
class: Teleostei
family: Alosidae
genus: Alosa
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Couch, J. (1865). The history of the fishes of the British islands. v. 4. i-iv + 1-439, Pls. 180-248 + 15, 76, 82, 123.
name published in: Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. Déterville, Paris. Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406.
name published in: Geoffroy St. Hilaire, E. (1809). Poissons du Nil, de la mer Rouge et de la Méditerranée. In: Description de l'Egypte ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expedition de l'Armée français, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté-L'Empereur Napoléon le Grand. (Imprimerie Impériale). Paris. Histoire Naturelle. v. 1 (part 1): 1-52 [141-338], Poissons Pls. 1-17.
name published in: Kukuev, E. I.; Orlov, A. M. (2018). New Subspecies of Twaite Shad Alosa fallax balticus (Clupeidae). Inland Water Biology. 11(4): 407-416.
name published in: Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index.
name published in: Vallot, J. N. (1837). Ichthyologie française, ou histoire naturelle des poissons d'eau douce de la France. E. Frantin, Dijon. 1-320.
name published in year: 1865
name published in year: 1829
name published in year: 1809
name published in year: 2018
name published in year: 1803
name published in year: 1837
order: Clupeiformes
parent name usage ID: 125715
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Lacepède, 1803)
specific epithet: fallax
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted