Accepted scientific name:
Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803)
Synonyms:
Alosa africana Regan, 1916 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Alosa africana Regan, 1916
Alosa fallax bolivari Lozano Rey, 1929 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Alosa fallax bolivari Lozano Rey, 1929
Alosa fallax fallax (Lacepède, 1803) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Alosa fallax fallax (Lacepède, 1803)
Alosa fallax rhodanensis Roule, 1924 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Alosa fallax rhodanensis Roule, 1924
Alosa ficta Duhamel du Monceau, 1772 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Alosa ficta Duhamel du Monceau, 1772
Alosa finta algeriensis (non Regan, 1916) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Alosa finta algeriensis (non Regan, 1916)
Alosa finta rhodanensis Roule, 1924 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Alosa finta rhodanensis Roule, 1924
Alosa minor Bonaparte, 1846 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Alosa minor Bonaparte, 1846
Alosa squamopinnata Couch, 1865 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Alosa squamopinnata Couch, 1865
Clupea alosa elongata De la Pylaie, 1835 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Clupea alosa elongata De la Pylaie, 1835
Clupea fallax Lacepède, 1803 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Clupea fallax Lacepède, 1803
Clupea rufa Lacepède, 1803 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Clupea rufa Lacepède, 1803
Clupea sardinella Vallot, 1837 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Clupea sardinella Vallot, 1837
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Kubla - Albanian Albania Click here to show the literature
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Finta - Bulgarian Bulgaria Click here to show the literature
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Saboga vera - Catalan Spain(Catalan Sea) Click here to show the literature
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Cepa - Croatian Croatia Click here to show the literature
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Lojka - Croatian Croatia Click here to show the literature
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Placka finta - Czech Czech Republic Click here to show the literature
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Placka malá - Czech Czech Republic Click here to show the literature
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Placka skvrnitá - Czech Czech Republic Click here to show the literature
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Stamsild - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Stavsild - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Fint - Dutch Netherlands Click here to show the literature
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Meivis - Dutch Belgium Click here to show the literature
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Meivis - Dutch Netherlands Click here to show the literature
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Killarney shad - English UK No Ireld Click here to show the literature
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Shad - English Ireland
Shad - English USA Click here to show the literature
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Twait shad - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Twaite - English Ireland
Twaite shad - English Estonia Click here to show the literature
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Twaite shad - English Ireland Click here to show the literature
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Twaite shad - English Isle of Man Click here to show the literature
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Twaite shad - English Russia Click here to show the literature
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Twaite shad - English Spain Click here to show the literature
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Twaite shad - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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vinträim - Estonian Estonia Click here to show the literature
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Stavsild - Faroese - Click here to show the literature
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Täpläsilli - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature
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Alauze - French France(not specified) Click here to show the literature
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Alose feinte - French France(not specified) Click here to show the literature
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Astouna - French France(not specified) Click here to show the literature
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Caluyau - French France Click here to show the literature
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Couvreux - French France(not specified) Click here to show the literature
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Feinte - French France(not specified) Click here to show the literature
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Finte - French France(not specified) Click here to show the literature
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Gatte - French France(Garonne (Ref. 2196).) Click here to show the literature
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Lacia - French France(Nice.) Click here to show the literature
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Loza - French France(not specified) Click here to show the literature
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Pucelle - French France(Halles de Paris.) Click here to show the literature
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Vérot - French France(Loire.) Click here to show the literature
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An tsead fhallasach - Gaelic, Irish Ireland
Alse - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Bajeckens - German Germany(Lower Elbe river.) Click here to show the literature
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Boje - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Elben - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Elft - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Finke - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Finte - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Goldfisch - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Gurre - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Mutterhering - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Parpel - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Perpel - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Tabarre - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Augnasíld - Icelandic Iceland Click here to show the literature
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Cheppia - Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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palede - Latvian Latvia Click here to show the literature
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perpele - Lithuanian Lithuania Click here to show the literature
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Alosa - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature
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Lacci - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature
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Lacci tat-tbajja - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature
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芬塔西鯡 Fen ta si fei Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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芬塔西鲱 Fen ta xi fei Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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葡萄牙鲱 Pu tao ya fei Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Fríssa - Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Sardelomana - Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Κέππα Keppa Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Σαρδελομάνα Sardelomana Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Φρίσσα Frissa Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Stamsild - Norwegian Norway Click here to show the literature
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Aloza finta - Polish Poland Click here to show the literature
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Aloza parposz - Polish Poland Click here to show the literature
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Parposz - Polish Poland Click here to show the literature
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Saboga - Portuguese - Click here to show the literature
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Saboga - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature
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Saveleta - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature
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Savelha - Portuguese - Click here to show the literature
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Savelha - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature
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Sável - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature
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Scrumbie - Romanian Romania Click here to show the literature
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Finta - Russian Russia Click here to show the literature
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Finta - Russian Ukraine Click here to show the literature
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Сельдь-финта - Russian - Click here to show the literature
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финта - Russian Russia Click here to show the literature
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Cepa - Serbian Serbia and Montenegro Click here to show the literature
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Lojka - Serbian Serbia and Montenegro Click here to show the literature
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Èepa - Slovenian Slovenia Click here to show the literature
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Alosa - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Saboga - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Staksill - Swedish Sweden Click here to show the literature
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Stoksillen - Swedish Sweden Click here to show the literature
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Gwangen - Welsh UK Engld Wal
Classification:
Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Clupeiformes FishBase
Family Clupeidae FishBase
Genus Alosa FishBase
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: from the British Isles and southern Norway to Morocco, including the Baltic, Mediterranean and Black Seas (Refs. 188, 26334, 51442)). Several subspecies have been recognized based on the number of gill rakers and geographical location (Ref. 10541) and some have since been given species-status (Ref. 59043). Listed in Appendix III of the Bern Convention (2002). Listed in Annex II and V of the EC Habitats Directive (2007).
Lifezones: Brackish,freshwater,marine
Additional data: 5 subspecies known.
Source database: FishBase, Jul 2013   99%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=5355
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd903290-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401