VU — Vulnerable

Alosa aestivalis

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

CLUPEIFORMES

Family

CLUPEIDAE

Genus

Alosa

Alosa aestivalis belongs to the family CLUPEIDAE, order CLUPEIFORMES, within the ACTINOPTERYGII class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine coastal/supratidalMajorMarine neriticMajorWetlands (inland)MajorWetlands (inland) - Permanent rivers/streamsMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Dams & water management/use

Ongoing

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Resource & habitat protection

Habitat & natural process restoration

Species recovery

06 — Range

Found in 5 Countries

Bahamas Canada France Trinidad & Tobago United States

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Alosa aestivalis (Alosa aestivalis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/shad-herring

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