Alosa
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Alosa[2] is a genus of fish, the river herrings, in the family Alosidae. Along with other genera in the subfamily Alosinae, they are generally known as shads.[3][4] They are distinct from other herrings by having a deeper body and spawning in rivers. Several species can be found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Also, several taxa occur in the brackish-water Caspian Sea and the Black Sea basin.[5] Many are found in fresh water during spawning and some are only found in landlocked fresh water.
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Alosa | |
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Twaite shad, Alosa fallax | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Alosidae |
Genus: | Alosa H. F. Linck, 1790 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Caspialosa |
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