Summary ³

The alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) is a species of fish. The front of the body is deep and larger than other fish found in the same waters, and its common name is said to come from comparison with a corpulent female tavernkeeper ("ale-wife").

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) Wikimedia Commons, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Alosa_pseudoharengus.jpg
2. Ellen Edmonson and Hugh Chrisp, sin restricciones conocidas de derechos (dominio publico), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Alosa_pseudoharengus_%28NY%29.jpg
3. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alosa_pseudoharengus

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• FishBase
• FishSource
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• World Register of Marine Species

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