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 …

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 …

Alewife and blueback can spend their entire life in freshwater, with reproducing populations established in impoundments. Spawning Habits. Alewife spawn earlier than blueback, with …

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

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 …

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 …

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. …

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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 …

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.