Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
General data
- Main name: Alewife
- Local names: Branch herring, Anadromous alewives
- Climates: Temperate
- Habitat: Anadromous
- Native: North America
- Distribution: Roanoke River, Atlantic Ocean, Rappahannock River, St. Lawrence River, Choptank River, Chesapeake Bay
Classification
- Genus: Alosa - River Herrings
- Family: Alosidae - Shads
- Order: Clupeiformes - Herrings
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes