Alewife Fish Images

Alewife fish images - The alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) is an anadromous species of herring found in North America. It is one of the "typical" North American shads, attributed to the subgenus Pomolobus of the genus Alosa. As an adult it is a marine species found in the northern West Atlantic Ocean, moving into estuaries before swimming upstream to breed in fresh water habitats, but some populations live entirely in fresh water. It is best known for its invasion of the Great Lakes by using the Welland Canal to bypass Niagara Falls. Here its population surged, peaking between the 1950s and 1980s to the detriment of many native species of fish, and Pacific salmon were introduced to control them. As a marine fish, the alewife is a US National Marine Fisheries Service "Species of Concern". (Wikipedia)
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Clupeidae
Subfamily:	Alosinae
Genus:	Alosa
Subgenus:	A. (Pomolobus)
Species:	A. (P.) pseudoharengus

Alewife Fish Images

Images of Alewife Fish

Alewives reach a maximum length of about 40 centimeters (16 in), but have an average length of about 25 centimeters (10 inches). The front of the body is deep and larger than other fish found in the same waters, and its common name is said to come from comparison with a corpulent female tavernkeeper ("ale-wife").

Image Source: wikipedia.org http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/fishing/profiles/alewife.html http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/alewife-spawning-season-booms-in-peconic-river-1.7626104 http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/species/identification/alewife.htm

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