CaRMS taxon details
Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814)
158667 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158667)
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): 21 [details]
page(s): 21 [details]
Distribution Cape Breton south to St. John's River, Florida
Distribution Cape Breton south to St. John's River, Florida [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814). Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158667 on 2025-05-06
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158667 on 2025-05-06
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): 21 [details]
basis of record Munroe, T.A. (2000). An overview of the biology, ecology, and fisheries of the clupeoid fishes occurring in the Gulf of Maine. <em>Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document.</em> 1-226. [details]
additional source 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). (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): 21 [details]
basis of record Munroe, T.A. (2000). An overview of the biology, ecology, and fisheries of the clupeoid fishes occurring in the Gulf of Maine. <em>Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document.</em> 1-226. [details]
additional source 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). (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 Feeds on small fishes, copepods, and small shrimps [details]Distribution Cape Breton south to St. John's River, Florida [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Anadromous species, enters the river only to spawn. [details]
Importance Social- Commercial [details]
Predators Eels, yellow perch and white perch [details]
Reproduction Migrate to freshwater lakes and streams; external fertilization, pelagic eggs [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | blueback herring | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (26 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alosa aestivalis)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Alosa aestivalis, by Flescher, D.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (79 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alosa aestivalis RAD100879-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomolobus aestivalis P07404 illustration)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alosa aestivalis)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Alosa aestivalis, by Flescher, D.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (79 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alosa aestivalis RAD100879-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomolobus aestivalis P07404 illustration)
To ITIS
