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Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803)

Twaite shad
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France country information

Common names: Alauze, Alose feinte, Astouna
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of neotype of Clupea fallax: 'Seine à Rouen' (Ref. 457; neotype by Ref. 104885). Known from all rivers along the Atlantic coast (Ref. 2163, 40476), including Gironde estuary (Ref. 40476, 51442), Loire (Ref. 40476), Seine (Ref. 40476), Adour (Ref. 40476), and smaller coastal rivers of the English Channel - Atlantic littoral, notably Charente (Ref. 40476). Becoming rare in Rhine, Rhône and Seine. Still present in downstream waters of Aude and Rhône, probably until Avignon (Ref. 40476). Also Ref. 12255. In "Annexe III de la convention de Berne" and "Annexes II et V de la Directive Habitats-Faune-Flore" (Ref. 40476). Game fishing is in full rise (Ref. 51442). Status of threat: vulnerable (Ref. 11941, 30578, 74334).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.), 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

分类 / Names 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(, ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Alosidae (Shads and Sardines)
Etymology: Alosa: Latin, alausa = a fish cited by Ausonius and Latin, halec = pickle, dealing with the Greek word hals = salt; it is also the old Saxon name for shad = "alli" ; 1591 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lacepède.

Issue
5 subspecies known.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生态学

海洋; 淡水; 半咸淡水; 溯河洄游 (Ref. 51243); 深度上下限 10 - 400 m (Ref. 2945).   溫帶; 66°N - 27°N, 25°W - 42°E

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