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Allis Shad

Alosa alosa

89Records since 2000
JunePeak month
6Counties with records
Critically EndangeredIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb7
Mar2
Apr1
May5
Jun20
Jul17
Aug15
Sep5
Oct8
Nov8
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England27
2Devon England14
3Dorset England3
4York England3
5Suffolk England1
6Somerset England1
42 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
89
Peak month
June
Counties with records
6
IUCN Red List
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Alosa alosa
Group
Fish
Conservation designations
Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, OSPAR list, Global Red List (JNCC), Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List +1
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Clupeiformes
Family
Clupeidae
Genus
Alosa
Name with authority
Alosa alosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q300997 · GBIF 2412685