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Alosa bishopi
Ambiguous synonym for Harengula clupeola (Cuvier, 1829)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Ambiguous synonym
  Status details  
questionable, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
in Schomburgk. Year from Eschmeyer (CofF ver. 30 Apr. 2013: Ref. 93382). Is 1847 in Ref. 188.
  Etymology of generic noun  
Latin, alausa = a fish cited by Ausonius and Latin, halec = pickle, dealing with the Greek word hals = salt; it is also the old Saxon name for shad = "alli" ; 1591 (Ref. 45335).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
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