Alosa sapidissima was reported from 5 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 5 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: North America: Newfoundland (Ref. 1998), the St. Lawrence River, and Nova Scotia southward to central Florida. Due to introductions into the Sacramento and Columbia Rivers, this species is now found from Cook Inlet, Alaska (Ref. 1998) to Baja California in Mexico and the Kamchatka Peninsula.
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Table 1: Present in 5 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK introduced 27547
North America Canada CAN native 52559
North America Mexico MEX introduced 188
Europe Russia RUS introduced 26334
North America USA USA native 188

Table 4: Reported from 5 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK introduced 27547
North America Canada CAN native 52559
North America Mexico MEX introduced 188
Europe Russia RUS introduced 26334
North America USA USA native 188
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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