Alewife
A species of Shads, Also known as Branch herring, White herring, Bigeye herring Scientific name : Alosa pseudoharengus Genus : Shads
Alewife, A species of Shads
Also known as:
Branch herring, White herring, Bigeye herring
Botanical name: Alosa pseudoharengus
Genus: Shads
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Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) is a migrating species of North American herring. Adults live in the West Atlantic Ocean and then migrate to freshwater habitats to spawn, most notably to the Great Lakes. Once so numerous that it used to overcrowd the lake during spawning, alewife is now in decline, so many governing bodies prohibit harvesting.
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