Alewife
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Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Clupeiformes
Clupeidae
Alosa
Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus, the alewife, is an anadromous species, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the lakes and streams that drain to it from Newfoundland to North Carolina. This includes the Gulf of St.… More »
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A species profile for Alewife from USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center. ... Management Plans: Aquatic Species / Alewife ... You are here: Home / Aquatic Species / Species Profiles / Alewife...
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Common Reed / Species Profile ... Eurasian Watermilfoil / Species Profile ... Alewife / Species Profile...
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Like alewife, they are also anadromous, and in the late spring, adults return to shore, arriving in coastal waters approximately a month later than A. pseudoharengus (Virginia Institute of Marine Figure 1. Range of alewife species of concern.
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Alewife - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The alewife ( Alosa pseudoharengus ) is a species of herring. There are anadromous and landlocked forms. The landlocked form is also called a sawbelly or mooneye (although this latter name i...
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RISKS/IMPACTS: The alewife compete with native species for limited resources. The main source of food for the alewife as well as juveniles of nearly all fish species is zooplankton. A dense alewife population can lead to reduced native fish populations due to competition for zooplankton.
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No commercial distinction is made between blueback and the more abundant alewife; the species are equally useful for bait, for food, and are harvested and marketed in a similar fashion...
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This species was probably native to Lake Ontario and spread through the Great Lakes via the Welland Canal. The alewife was intentionally stocked in inland waters. Alewives are known to reduce zooplankton populations and prey on salmonids.
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