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ray-finned fishes
herrings, shads, sardines, and menhadens
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Classification
Local animals in this group:
Blue herring
Anadromous alewives
American shad
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Alosa
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii: information (1)
Actinopterygii: pictures (145)
Actinopterygii: specimens (14)
Order
Clupeiformes
Clupeiformes: information (2)
Clupeiformes: pictures (4)
Family
Clupeidae
herrings, shads, sardines, and menhadens
Clupeidae: information (1)
Clupeidae: pictures (3)
Genus
Alosa
Alosa: pictures (3)
Species
Alosa aestivalis
Herring
Species
Alosa agone
Mediterranean shad
Species
Alosa alabamae
Gulf shad
Species
Alosa algeriensis
Species
Alosa alosa
Alice shad
Species
Alosa braschnikowi
Caspian marine shad
Species
Alosa caspia
Species
Alosa chrysochloris
Blue herring
Alosa chrysochloris: information (1)
Species
Alosa fallax
Shad
Species
Alosa immaculata
Black Sea shad
Species
Alosa kessleri
Black-spined herring
Species
Alosa killarnensis
Killarney shad
Species
Alosa macedonica
Liparia
Species
Alosa maeotica
Black Sea shad
Species
Alosa mediocris
Bonejack
Species
Alosa pseudoharengus
Anadromous alewives
Alosa pseudoharengus: information (1)
Alosa pseudoharengus: pictures (3)
Species
Alosa sapidissima
American shad
Alosa sapidissima: information (1)
Species
Alosa saposchnikowii
Saposhnikovi shad
Species
Alosa sphaerocephala
Agrakhan shad
Species
Alosa tanaica
Azov shad
Species
Alosa vistonica
希腊西鲱
Species
Alosa volgensis