Skipjack Herring

Alosa chrysochloris

Skipjack Herring (Alosa chrysochloris) also commonly known as Blue Herring, Golden Shad, Green Herring, River Herring, Skipjack or Skipjack Shad, is a species of the class Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) in the family Clupeidae (Herrings) and order Clupeiformes (Anchovies).

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Actinopterygii
      - Order: Clupeiformes
        Family: Clupeidae
        Genus: Alosa
        Species: Alosa chrysochloris

Species in the Genus of Alosa

Agrakhan Shad

Alosa sphaerocephala

Alabama Shad

Alosa alabamae

Alice Shad

Alosa alosa

Alosa agone

Alosa curensis

Alosa immaculata

Alosa killarnensis

Alosa macedonica

Alosa suworowi

Alosa vistonica

Alosa volgensis

American Shad

Alosa sapidissima

Azov Shad

Alosa tanaica

Black Sea Shad

Alosa maeotica

Blueback Herring

Alosa aestivalis

Caspian Anadromous Shad

Alosa kessleri

Caspian Marine Shad

Alosa braschnikowi

Caspian Shad

Alosa caspia

Fall Herring

Alosa mediocris

Kyak

Alosa pseudoharengus

Pontic Shad

Alosa pontica

Saposhnikovi Shad

Alosa saposchnikowii

Skipjack Herring

Alosa chrysochloris

External Links

Alosa chrysochloris – Wikipedia