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Definition of Clupea sapidissima

Clupea sapidissima
Shad Shad (sh[a^]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a fish.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species. [Written also chad.] Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under Gizzard), called also mud shad, white-eyed shad, and winter shad. Hardboaded, or Yellow-tailed, shad, the menhaden. Hickory, or Tailor, shad, the mattowacca. Long-boned shad, one of several species of important food fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus Gerres. Shad bush (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs or small trees of the rosaceous genus Amelanchier (A. Canadensis, and A. alnifolia) Their white racemose blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called service tree, and Juneberry. Shad frog, an American spotted frog (Rana halecina); -- so called because it usually appears at the time when the shad begin to run in the rivers. Trout shad, the squeteague. White shad, the common shad.
Clupea sapidissima
Alose A"lose, n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zo["o]l.) The European shad (Clupea alosa); -- called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Clupea sapidissima). See Shad.

Meaning of Clupea sapidissima from wikipedia

- The American shad (Alosa sapidissima) is a species of anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic...
- transmont**** Topsmelt, Atherinops affinis American shad*, Dorosoma sapidissima Pacific herring, Clupea pallasi Bridgelip sucker, Catostomus columbi**** Largescale...
- known haunt of this fish as is Upper New York Bay. American shad (Alosa sapidissima) Anadramous fish that once was found as far inland as Bridgewater New...
- JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC American shad Alosa sapidissima, JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC Pacific herring Clupea pallasii, JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC Pacific sardine...
- pickerel American sailfin eel Letharchus velifer Y Y American shad Alosa sapidissima Y Y Y Amur carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus Y Y Anchovy Anchoviella Y Y Antilles...
- estuaries and shallow coastlines of southern Alaska are Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) and eulachon (Thaleichthys...
- often confused with or simply grouped together with American shad (A. sapidissima) in catch statistics. Hickory shad are elongate, laterally compressed...
- (Alosa mediocris) Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) American shad (Alosa sapidissima) Alosa tanaica Thai gizzard shad (Anodontostoma thailandiae) Finescale...
- Mousam River attracts little skate (Raja erinacea), American shad (Alosa sapidissima), striped b**** (Morone saxatilis), bluefish, cunner, Atlantic mackerel...
- fishes includes threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense), American shad (Alosa sapidissima), inland silversides (Menidia beryllina), and anchovies (Engraulis mordax)...