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Reeves shad

Tenualosa reevesii (Richardson, 1846)

Status not recordedbony fish

The reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii) is a species in the family Dorosomatidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the reeves shad

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 reeves shad live?

Not recorded

Is the reeves shad 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 reeves shad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familyDorosomatidae
  6. genusTenualosa
  7. SpeciesTenualosa reevesii (Richardson, 1846)

Synonyms Alosa reevesii, Clupea sinensis, Hilsa reevesii, Macrura reevesi, Macrura reevesii, Macrura sinensis, Tenualosa reevesi

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Reeve's shadEnglish
  • Reeve’s shadEnglish
  • Reeves' shadEnglish
  • placka ReevesovaCzech
  • ジギョJapanese
  • 납작전어Korean
  • Восточная тенуалозаRussian
  • ปลาตะลุมพุกสั้นThai
  • 鰣Chinese
  • オナガコノシロJapanese
  • カワイワシJapanese
  • ヒラコノシロJapanese
  • 三來Chinese
  • 生鰳Chinese
  • 錫箔魚Chinese
  • 鲥Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the reeves shad

Other species in the same genus Tenualosa.

LC, Least Concern
Ilish (Tenualosa ilisha)

Ilish

Tenualosa ilisha

Dorosomatidae

Toli shad

Tenualosa toli

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

Laotian shad

Tenualosa thibaudeaui

DorosomatidaeNo free photo yet

CompareReeves shad vs IlishReeves shad vs Toli shadReeves shad vs Laotian shadReeves shad vs Longtail shad

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the reeves shad?

The reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii) belongs to the family Dorosomatidae in the order Clupeiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/reeves-shad

MLA

“Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/reeves-shad.

BibTeX
@misc{reeves_shad_2026,
  title = {Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/reeves-shad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}