Scientific Name
Alosa sapidissima
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811)
Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American shad
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Actinopterygii |
Class | Teleostei |
Superorder | Clupeomorpha |
Order | Clupeiformes |
Suborder | Clupeoidei |
Family | Clupeidae |
Subfamily | Alosinae |
Genus | Alosa |
Species | Alosa sapidissima |
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
species occurs in the Lewis & Clark River, according to Joe Sheahan (ODFW) (pers com to Sam Brenkman, 02/19/2002); Data Source: Brenkman, Sam J., Olympic National Park. July 2002. Inventory of Fish Species in Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Astoria, Oregon. USDI, National Park Service, BibKey ID# 178218.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
species first collected in lower Columbia River in 1880s; mechanism of introduction: intentional by a state or federal agency; Data Source: Sytsma, Mark D., J.R. Cordell, J.W. Chapman, and R.C. Draheim. Lower Columbia River aquatic nonindigenous species survey 2001-2004. Final Technical Report, Oct 2004. USDI, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Persistent with comment: Data Source: Sytsma, Mark D., J.R. Cordell, J.W. Chapman, and R.C. Draheim. Lower Columbia River aquatic nonindigenous species survey 2001-2004. Final Technical Report, Oct 2004. USDI, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
NAE - FOCL RM
Created Date
9/12/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Nancy Eid
Last Modified Date
4/12/2010 12:38:27 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Brenkman, Samuel J., Stephen C. Corbett and Philip R. Kennedy, Olympic National Park. May 2007. Inventory of Fish Species in Lewis and Clark National Historic Park, Oregon. USDI, National Park Service. BibKey ID# 650841. Brenkman, Sam J. Inventory of Fish Species in Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Astoria, Oregon. Unpublished Report, July 2002. Bibkey ID: 585127. Ek, David. Fishes at Fort Clatsop National Memorial, 04/12/1999.
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