| 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, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal and Morocco from where adults ascend rivers, migrating far upstream to spawn; earlier ascended Rhine for about 850 km up to Basel (Switzerland) |
| Quote | Now nearly extirpated east of Rhine; most abundant in Loire and Garonne drainages (France); landlocked populations in some man-made lakes in Morocco and Portugal |