Alosa algeriensis

Alosa algeriensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Clupeidae
Genus:	Alosa
Species:	A. algeriensis
Binomial name
Alosa algeriensis Regan, 1916

Alosa algeriensis, the North African shad, is a Mediterranean species of clupeid fish in the shad genus Alosa.^[1]

Location[]

Alosa algeriensis is primarily found in the Mediterranean Sea from northern Morocco to northern Tunisia.^[1] They are also found in Sardinia, Italy with landlocked populations in Lake Ichkeul, Tunisia and Sardinia, Italy.^[1]

Biology and life cycle[]

Alosa algeriensis males will begin upriver migration at about 3–4 years old while females do not begin until about 4–5 years old.^[1] The juveniles migrate to the mouth of rivers until they mature.^[1] Once temperatures rise above 20 degrees Celsius, they will begin their spawn.^[1] Mortality usually occurs after spawning.^[1] Mortality after spawning is very common in species of the genus Alosa. This is primarily around the month of May.^[1]

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