| Citation | Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007, Handbook of European freshwater fishes.. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. |
| Ref. | 59043 Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007 |
| Page | 67 |
| Named Used as Valid | Alosa alosa |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Baltic, North and western Mediterranean Seas, Atlantic coast of Great Britain, Irelend, France, Spain, Portugal and Morocco from where adults ascend rivers, migrating far upstream to spawn. Ascended Rine for about 850 km up to Basel (Switzerland). |
| Quote | Now nearly extirpated east of Rhine; most abundant in Loire and Garaonne drainages (France); landlocked populations in some man-made lakes in Morocco and Portugal. |