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Blueback Shad

Alosa aestivalis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Maine.January 101, February 81, March 99, April 194, May 481, June 359, July 287, August 239, September 229, October 181, November 92, December 85.
United States7,370
Canada3,050
Maine2,428
New Brunswick1,285
Nova Scotia1,110
North Carolina890
Virginia802
Quebec609
Massachusetts589
New York559

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderHerrings · Clupeiformes
FamilyShads and Sardines · Alosidae
GenusAnadromous Shads · Alosa

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