| Citation | Maitland, P.S. and T.W. Hatton-Ellis, 2003, Ecology of the allis and twaite shad.. Conserving Natura 2000 Rivers Ecology Series No. 3. Peterborough (English Nature): 28 p. |
| Ref. | 89642 Maitland, P.S. and T.W. Hatton-Ellis, 2003 |
| Page | 12 |
| Named Used as Valid | Alosa alosa |
| Comment | depth range; diet; habitat; |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Along the coasts of western Europe from southern Iceland and Norway to Spain. During the spawning migration adults penetrate well upstream in some of the larger European rivers, mainly in France, Spain and Portugal |
| Quote | 10-150 m; almost exclusively planktivorous; mainly in shallow coastal waters and estuaries; |