Twait shad: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the twait shad lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Alosa fallax
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Clupeiformes
Family	Clupeidae

Where does the twait shad live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the twait shad in 14 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the twait shad endangered?

The twait shad’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the twait shad?

The twait shad (Alosa fallax) is a ray-finned fish in the order Clupeiformes and the family Clupeidae, genus Alosa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the twait shad

The twait shad or twaite shad (Alosa fallax) is a species of fish in the family Alosidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and is an anadromous fish which lives in the sea but migrates into fresh water to spawn. In appearance it resembles an Atlantic herring but has a row of six to ten distinctive spots on its silvery flanks. They become mature when three or more years old and migrate to estuaries, later swimming up rivers to spawn. Populations of this fish have declined due to overfishing, pollution and habitat destruction. Conservation of this species is covered by Appendix III of the Bern Convention and Appendix II and V of the European Community Habitats Directive.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Twait shad (revision 1370285139), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q217759 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).