Alewife

Scientific name: Alosa pseudoharengus (Wilson, 1811)

Common names: Alewife, mulhaden, grey herring, golden shad

Native To: Atlantic Ocean

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1931 (to Lake Erie)

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Spread to Great Lakes through the Welland Canal; intentionally stocked in inland waters

Impact: Competes with native species

Current U.S. Distribution: Great Lakes; Inland waters throughout Eastern U.S. (NAS Database map)

Management Plans: Aquatic Species / Alewife

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Alosa pseudoharengus
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Alosa pseudoharengus Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

The Natural History of the River Herrings (Alosa pseudoharengus and Alosa aestivalis)
DOI. FWS. Central New England Fishery Resources Office.
Introduction History; Habitat

Fish Facts - Alewife
DOI. FWS. Connecticut River Coordinator's Office.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Life Cycle; Distribution

Alosa pseudoharengus - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
DOI. USGS. Southeast Ecological Science Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Special Note: Distribution maps and collection information (State and County)

Aquatic Invasive Species - Alewife (PDF | 68 KB)
Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Alewife (PDF | 17 KB)
New Jersey Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Illustrations; Life Cycle; Habitat

Alewife
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Environmental Conservation. Water Quality Division.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Alternative Strategies for the Management of Non-Indigenous Alewives in Lake St. Catherine, Vermont (Apr 2004; PDF | 504 KB)
Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Alosa pseudoharengus (Alewife)
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle

Alewife - Introduced Species Summary Project
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Alewife - On-line Fishes of New York State
Cornell University. Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution

Alewife
College of William & Mary. Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Fisheries Science.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Habitat; Distribution

Alewife - Fish of the Great Lakes
Wisconsin Sea Grant.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Alewife - Species Summary
FishBase.org.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion

Alosa pseudoharengus
Discover Life.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Alosa pseudoharengus (fish) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Organizations

Alewife
Lake Champlain Basin Program.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution