Alabama Shad

At a glance

Alabama Shad (Alosa alabamae) is an IUCN Near Threatened bony-fish species with specific harvest rules tracked in 1 of 66 jurisdictions covered by CatchRules.

Confirmed by 10 research-grade iNaturalist observations, with Missouri, Florida, and Arkansas the top jurisdictions by observation count.

Notable details

• The smallest of the North American shads, rarely exceeding 15 inches.
• Spawns each spring in rivers draining into the Gulf of Mexico.
• Like other shads, it stops feeding entirely once it enters freshwater to spawn.
• One of the least-studied members of the herring family in North America.
• Listed as a species of greatest conservation need across much of its range.

Where Alabama Shad are seen

• Missouri3 iNat obs
• Florida2 iNat obs
• Arkansas2 iNat obs
• Mississippi2 iNat obs
• Georgia1 iNat obs

Jurisdictions with rules for Alabama Shad

• FloridaUnited States · official source

Background

The Alabama shad (Alosa alabamae) is a species of clupeid fish endemic to the United States where it breeds in medium to large flowing rivers from the Mississippi River drainage to the Suwannee River, Florida, as well as some Gulf coast drainages. The biology and status of this fish is little known but it has become increasingly rare. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated…

Background excerpt adapted from Wikipedia's Alabama Shad article (CC BY-SA). Visit Wikipedia for the full entry.

Other bony fish on CatchRules

• 'OamaMulloidichthys vanicolensis
• Abbott's MorayGymnothorax eurostus
• Alabama BassMicropterus henshalli
• AkuleSelar crumenophthalmus