The alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus; pl.: alewives [4]) is an anadromous species of herring found in North America. It is one of the "typical" North American shads , attributed to the subgenus Pomolobus of the genus Alosa . [ 5 ]

The alewife and blueback herring are two of the eight principal species taken by the river fisheries in Maine and the most extensively distributed of the anadromous fish species in the state (Atkins 1887). The early fisheries for alewives were weir, dip net, seine, drift net, and set net.

The alewife is a common sea-run (diadromous) fish in Massachusetts waters. Read on to learn everything there is to know about this fish.

The alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus; pl.: alewives) is an anadromous species of herring found in North America. It is one of the "typical" North American shads, attributed to the subgenus Pomolobus of the genus Alosa. As an adult it is a marine species found in the northern West Atlantic Ocean, moving into estuaries before swimming upstream to ...

Origin and dispersal of the alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, and the gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum, in the Great Lakes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 86:97-111. Stahlnecker, J.F. 2000. Production of juvenile alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus) at two adult alewife stocking rates in two Maine lakes. University of Maine, Orono.

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Also known as the big-eye or branch herring, the alewife is a thin, silver fish with a single dark shoulder spot located behind its head.

alewife, (Pomolobus, or Alosa, pseudoharengus), important North American food fish of the herring family, Clupeidae. Deeper-bodied than the true herring, the alewife has a pronounced saw-edge on the underside; it grows to about 30 cm (1 foot).

Identification: The Alewife is a small herring with a dark dorsal side, bluish to greenish, and light sides with horizontal darker stripes. The head is broad and triangular and the body is relatively deep.

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