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Liparia

Alosa macedonica (Vinciguerra, 1921)

Status not recordedbony fish

The liparia (Alosa macedonica) is a species in the family Alosidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the liparia

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 liparia live?

Not recorded

Is the liparia 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 liparia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familyAlosidae
  6. genusAlosa
  7. SpeciesAlosa macedonica (Vinciguerra, 1921)

Synonyms Alosa alosa macedonica, Alosa caspia macedonica, Alosa macedonia, Clupea macedonica

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Macedonia shadEnglish
  • Macedonian shadEnglish
  • placka makedonskáCzech
  • ΛιπαριάGreek
  • Makedoonia aloosaEstonian
  • makedoniansilliFinnish
  • 馬其頓西鯡Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the liparia

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 liparia?

The liparia (Alosa macedonica) 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). Liparia (Alosa macedonica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/liparia

MLA

“Liparia (Alosa macedonica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/liparia.

BibTeX
@misc{liparia_2026,
  title = {Liparia (Alosa macedonica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/liparia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}