Scientific Name
Alosa sapidissima
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811)
Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (SAHI)
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
Data Source: CT DEP, 2006
Nativeness
Unknown
Nativeness Notes
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Fabre, 2007: Abundance is estimated as Common from Total Fish Count by species caught in Trawl Survey(CT DEP, 2006) from 2000-2005./; Data Source: CT DEP, 2006
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
Linda Fabre
Created Date
8/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
8/20/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: CT DEP, 2006
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