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Bonejack

Alosa mediocris (Mitchill, 1814)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bonejack (Alosa mediocris) is a species in the family Alosidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the bonejack

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bonejack live?

Not recorded

Is the bonejack endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bonejack classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familyAlosidae
  6. genusAlosa
  7. SpeciesAlosa mediocris (Mitchill, 1814)

Synonyms Alosa lineata, Clupea mattowaca, Clupea mediocris, Clupea pusilla, Clupea viridescens, Pomolobus mediocris

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Fall herringEnglish
  • Freshwater taylorEnglish
  • Hickory jackEnglish
  • Hickory shadEnglish
  • Shad herringEnglish
  • placka prostředníCzech
  • AlosaSpanish
  • Alose américaineFrench
  • Осенний помолобRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bonejack

Other species in the same genus Alosa.

Shad

Alosa alosa

AlosidaeNo free photo yet

Shad

Alosa sapidissima

AlosidaeNo free photo yet

Kerch shad

Alosa immaculata

AlosidaeNo free photo yet

Kyak

Alosa pseudoharengus

AlosidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bonejack?

The bonejack (Alosa mediocris) belongs to the family Alosidae in the order Clupeiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bonejack (Alosa mediocris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonejack

MLA

“Bonejack (Alosa mediocris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonejack.

BibTeX
@misc{bonejack_2026,
  title = {Bonejack (Alosa mediocris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonejack},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}