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Current accepted name |
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Status |
Synonym |
Status details |
junior synonym, original combination |
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Comment |
Alosa africana sometimes considered as hybrid between Alosa alosa and Alosa fallax (Ref. 188), synonym of Alosa algeriensis (Ref. 13696) or synonym of Alosa agone (Ref. 47607). |
Etymology of generic noun |
Latin, alausa = a fish cited by Ausonius and Latin, halec = pickle, dealing with the Greek word hals = salt; it is also the old Saxon name for shad = "alli" ; 1591 (Ref. 45335). |
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References using the name as accepted |
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