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Glut herring

Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill, 1814)

Status not recordedbony fish

The glut herring (Alosa aestivalis) is a species in the family Alosidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the glut herring

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 glut herring live?

Not recorded

Is the glut herring 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 glut herring classified?

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

Synonyms Alosa cyanonoton, Clupea aestivalis, Clupea fasciata, Pomolobus aestivalis, Pomolobus cyanonoton

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Blueback glut herringEnglish
  • Blueback herringEnglish
  • Blueback shadEnglish
  • River herringEnglish
  • Shad herringEnglish
  • placka americkáCzech
  • Blårygget stamsildDanish
  • BlaurückenheringGerman
  • AlosaSpanish
  • Siniselg-aloosaEstonian
  • SinisilliFinnish
  • alose d'étéFrench
  • Aloza niebieskaPolish
  • Alosa-azulPortuguese
  • Hering de varaRomanian
  • синеспинкаRussian
  • Blå StaksillSwedish
  • 藍背西鯡Chinese
  • Sábalo del CanadáSpanish
  • Alose d'été du CanadaFrench
  • alose d’étéFrench
  • Летний помолобRussian
  • Сельдь-помолобRussian
  • 北美大眼鯡Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the glut herring

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 glut herring?

The glut herring (Alosa aestivalis) 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). Glut herring (Alosa aestivalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/glut-herring

MLA

“Glut herring (Alosa aestivalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/glut-herring.

BibTeX
@misc{glut_herring_2026,
  title = {Glut herring (Alosa aestivalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/glut-herring},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}