North African Shad

Alosa finta algeriensis Regan 1916

Individuals can grow to 50 cm.

EOL has data for 3 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Africa: along North African coasts of Mediterranean Sea from the Rif Peninsula to northern Tunisia (Ref. 10538) and it enters permanent rivers in Algeria and Tunisia (Ref. 10538, 59043)
habitat includes
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sea water
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000321
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standard length
- URI: http://purl.org/obo/owlATOL_0001659
- Definition: length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the last vertebra or to the posterior end of the midlateral portion of the hypural plate. Simply put, this measurement excludes the length of the caudal fin
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50 cm