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Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811)

158670  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158670)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) 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: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158670 on 2024-03-28
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158670 on 2024-03-28
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2005-05-26 07:43:32Z
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original description  (of ) 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  PDF available 

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). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., 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]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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]

From other sources
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]
LanguageName 
English shadAmerican shad  [details]
French alose savoureuse  [details]
Russian Шедамериканская сельдь  [details]
Spanish sábalo americano  [details]
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