Norwegian record Allis shad: 1.26 kg

About Allis shad

The allis shad (Alosa alosa) is a herring relative that lives at sea but runs up rivers to spawn. It looks like a large herring but has a clear dark spot right behind the gill cover, often followed by a row of smaller spots. The back is blue-green, the flanks silvery with a bronze tinge, and the tail deeply forked. Allis shad occur along the coast from north-west Africa and the western Mediterranean up to northern Norway, but today the main populations are in France. In spring, often in May, adults run upriver and spawn at night in strong current. At sea they feed on zooplankton such as copepods and krill. Most adults are 30 to 60 cm, rarely about 70 cm and 3 to 4 kg. In Norway it is a rare visitor, with only two records from Norwegian rivers. Norwegian Red List 2021: Not Applicable (NA), as it only occurs occasionally.

Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia

• Habitat: Ferskvann
• Best month: September
• Red list status: NA (2021)

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