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Twaite Shad

Alosa fallax

Classification

Family
Clupeidae

The twait shad or twaite shad (Alosa fallax) is a species of fish in the family Alosidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and is an anadromous fish which lives in the sea but migrates into fresh water to spawn. In appearance it resembles an Atlantic herring but has a row of six to ten distinctive spots on its silvery flanks.

Distribution

Peter van der Sluijs · CC BY
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Belgium · 1,563Netherlands · 122United Kingdom · 70France · 68Spain · 32Germany · 9Italy · 7