Alosidae Explained

The Alosidae, or the shads,^{[1] [2] [3]} are a family of clupeiform fishes. The family currently comprises four genera worldwide, and about 32 species.

The shads are pelagic (open water) schooling fish, of which many are anadromous or even landlocked. Several species are of commercial importance, e.g. in the genus Alosa (river herrings), Brevoortia (menhadens), and Sardina. The Alosidae were previously included in the herring family Clupeidae.

See also

• The Shad Foundation
• Shad Planking, a Virginia political gathering featuring the consumption of American shad

Notes and References

1. https://fisheries.org/shop/x54035xm Biodiversity, Status, and Conservation of the World’s Shads
2. Book: Whitehead, Peter J.P. . FAO species catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, anchovies and wolfherrings. Part 1 – Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae . Subfamily Alosinae . 1985 . FAO . Rome . FAO Fisheries Synopsis . 125/7/1 . 978-92-5-102340-2. 190–209 .
3. Web site: The Shad Foundation homepage . 2015-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081215173839/http://www.cbr.washington.edu/shadfoundation/ . 2008-12-15 . dead .