Alosidae

Alabama shad

Alosa alabamae

From the Gulf into Mississippi river networks

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Large
• Tropical fish

The Alabama shad (Alosa alabamae) is an anadromous species of alosid fish endemic to the United States where it breeds in medium to large flowing rivers from the Mississippi River drainage to the Suwannee River, Florida, as well as some other Gulf coast drainages. The biology of this fish is little known but it has become increasingly rare. The International Union for Conservation of Nature rated it "near threatened" in 2020 and the United States National Marine Fisheries Service has listed it as a Species of Concern.