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Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803)

Twaite shad
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Portugal country information

Common names: Saboga, Saboga, Sável
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Veiga, P., J. Ribeiro, J.M.S. Gonçalves and K. Erzini, 2010
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Collares-Pereira, M.J., I.G. Cowx, F. Ribeiro, J.A. Rodrigues and L. Rogado, 2000
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from the south and southwest coast (Ref. 85184). Found in the Iberian Peninsula (Ref. 119049). Recorded from Tagus estuary (Ref. 51031) and Guadiana River basin (Ref. 43327). Minimum capture size: 20-30 cm TL (Ref. 119049). Also Ref. 188, 11237, 12255, 40280. Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 119049).
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collares-Pereira, M.J., I.G. Cowx, F. Ribeiro, J.A. Rodrigues and L. Rogado, 2000
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

Common names from other countries

Alose feinte, Сельдь-финта, Saboga, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Écologie

marin; eau douce; saumâtre; anadrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 10 - 400 m (Ref. 2945).   Temperate; 66°N - 27°N, 25°W - 42°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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