32 Species in Family Alosidae
Nominal species list for Alosidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Alosa mediocris (Mitchill, 1814) Hickory shad
Alosa pseudoharengus (Wilson, 1811) Alewife
Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811) American shad
Alosa saposchnikowii Grimm, 1885 Saposhnikovi shad
Alosa sphaerocephala (Berg, 1913) Agrakhan shad
Alosa suworowi (Berg, 1913)
Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814) Blueback shad
Alosa agone (Scopoli, 1786) Agone
Alosa alabamae Jordan & Evermann, 1896 Alabama shad
Alosa algeriensis Regan, 1916 North African shad
Alosa alosa (Linnaeus, 1758) Allis shad
Alosa braschnikowi (Borodin, 1904) Caspian marine shad
Alosa caspia (Eichwald, 1838) Caspian shad
Alosa chrysochloris (Rafinesque, 1820) Skipjack shad
Alosa curensis (Suvorov, 1907) Kura shad
Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803) Twaite shad
Alosa immaculata Bennett, 1835 Pontic shad
Alosa kessleri (Grimm, 1887) Caspian anadromous shad
Alosa killarnensis Regan, 1916 Killarney shad
Alosa macedonica (Vinciguerra, 1921) Macedonia shad
Alosa maeotica (Grimm, 1901) Black sea shad
Alosa tanaica (Grimm, 1901) Black Sea shad
Alosa vistonica Economidis & Sinis, 1986 Thracian shad
Alosa volgensis (Berg, 1913) Volga shad
Brevoortia aurea (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) Brazilian menhaden
Brevoortia gunteri Hildebrand, 1948 Finescale menhaden
Brevoortia patronus Goode, 1878 Gulf menhaden
Brevoortia pectinata (Jenyns, 1842) Argentine menhaden
Brevoortia smithi Hildebrand, 1941 Yellowfin menhaden
Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe, 1802) Atlantic menhaden
Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) European pilchard
Sardinops sagax (Jenyns, 1842) Pacific sardine
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