genus
Alosa
Alosa is a genus in the family Alosidae. This database currently files 29 species under it.
- Species filed
- 29
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 3%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Alosa
Ranked by popularity score.

Twait shad
Alosa fallax
Shad
Alosa alosa
Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Kerch shad
Alosa immaculata
Kyak
Alosa pseudoharengus
Caspian shad
Alosa caspia
Azov shad
Alosa maeotica
Azov shad
Alosa tanaica
How threatened is Alosa?
1 of 29 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 1 | 100% |
All species in Alosa
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twait shad | Alosa fallax | Alosidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shad | Alosa alosa | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shad | Alosa sapidissima | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kerch shad | Alosa immaculata | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kyak | Alosa pseudoharengus | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Caspian shad | Alosa caspia | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Azov shad | Alosa maeotica | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Azov shad | Alosa tanaica | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Glut herring | Alosa aestivalis | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Liparia | Alosa macedonica | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mediterranean shad | Alosa agone | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black-backed shad | Alosa kessleri | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Volga shad | Alosa volgensis | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gulf shad | Alosa alabamae | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brazhnikov's shad | Alosa braschnikowi | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bonejack | Alosa mediocris | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Thracian shad | Alosa vistonica | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Saposhnikovi shad | Alosa saposchnikowii | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Skipjack | Alosa chrysochloris | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Goureen | Alosa killarnensis | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Agrakhan shad | Alosa sphaerocephala | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| North African shad | Alosa algeriensis | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kura shad | Alosa curensis | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alosa suworowi | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alausa fimbriata | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alausa melanura | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alosa notata | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Alosa papalina | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Trichis bellonii | Alosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |