Alosa algeriensis
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| Alosa algeriensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Alosidae |
| Genus: | Alosa |
| Species: | A. algeriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alosa algeriensis Regan, 1916 | |
Alosa algeriensis, the North African shad, is a Mediterranean species of clupeid fish in the shad genus Alosa.[2]
Alosa algeriensis is primarily found in the Mediterranean Sea from northern Morocco to northern Tunisia.[2] There are also landlocked populations in Lake Ichkeul, Tunisia and Sardinia, Italy.[2]