Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Mid-Atlantic): Alewife/Blueback Herring

This profile covers life historyand environmental requirements ofboth alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)and blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis),since their distribution isoverlapping and their morphology,ecological role, and environmentalrequirements are similar.The alewife isan anadromous species found inriverine, estuarine, and Atlanticcoastal habitats, depending onlife cycle stage, from Newfoundland(Winters et al. 1973) toSoutn Carolina (Berry 1964).Landlocked populations are i n theGreat Lakes, Finger Lakes, andmany other freshwater lakes(Bigelow and Sch roeder 1953;Scott and Crossman 1973). Theblueback herring is an anadromousspecies found in riverine,estuarine, and Atlantic coastalhabitats, depending on life stagecycle, from Nova Scotia to theSt. Johns River, Florida (Hildebrand1963)

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Fay, Clemon W., Neves, Richard J., Pardue, Garland B.
Other Authors:	National Coastal Ecosystems Team (U.S.)
Format:	monograph biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Ecology Group, Waterways Experiment Station. 1983
Subjects:	Ecology, Fisheries, Biology, Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Blueback herring, Alosa aestivalis, river herring, gaspereau,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/21268
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