North African shad

Alosa algeriensis

Coastal populations beside one landlocked lake

Alosa algeriensis, the North African shad, is a Mediterranean species of clupeid fish in the shad genus Alosa.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Herrings
Family: Alosidae
Genus: Alosa
Maximum length: 43.5 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: along North African coasts of Mediterranean Sea from the Rif Peninsula in Morocco to northern Tunisia (Ref. 10538 ), also entering permanent rivers in Algeria and Tunisia (Ref. 10538 , 59043 ). A landlocked population exists in Lake Ichkeul, Tunisia (Ref. 59043 ). In Europe, it is restricted to western Sardinia, Italy (Ref. 59043 ).

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