Species FAO code: SHZ

Alosa agone

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Alose nl Elft	–
Finland	fi täpläsilli sv staksill	–
Italy	it Alosa (lake species) it cheppia (lake species)	–
Portugal	pt Alosa	–
Slovenia	sl čepe	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Alosa agone (Scopoli, 1786)

Habitat

Freshwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Alosa agone (Scopoli, 1786)

Scientific name

Alosa agone

Author

(Scopoli, 1786)

Rank

Species

FAO code

SHZ

Morphological description

This species is distinguished from its congeners entering the freshwater of the Mediterranean basin by the following characters: an almost straight dorsal profile; thin gill rakers 38-72 (different populations average between 45 and 64); no teeth on palatine (Ref. 59043).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderClupeiformes
  - FamilyClupeidae
    - GenusAlosa
      - SpeciesAlosa agone

Synonyms

Alosa lacustris benacensis Barbieri, 1907
Alosa fallax lacustris Fatio, 1890
Alosa lacustris lariana Barbieri, 1907
Clupea alosa parvula Pollini, 1816
Cyprinus agone Scopoli, 1786
Alosa finta (Cuvier, 1829)
Alosa lacustris ceresioverbana Barbieri, 1907
Alosa finta lacustris Fatio, 1890
Alosa fallax nilotica (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
Alosa finta gracilis Regan, 1916
Clupea finta Cuvier, 1829
Alosa lacustrus benacensis Barbieri, 1907
Clupea alosa minor Pollini, 1816
Clupea nilotica Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
Clupea alosa major Pollini, 1816

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Alosa agone (Scopoli, 1786)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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Alosa agone

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 5 - Europe - Inland waters