Allis shad designation of special areas of conservation and that are subject to management measures." However, "A. alosa" is currently under a moratorium (2008) in numerous French watersheds. Allis shad The allis shad ("Alosa alosa") is a widespread Northeast Atlantic species of fish in the herring family, Clupeidae. It is an anadromous fish which migrates into fresh water to spawn. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the western Baltic Sea and the western Mediterranean Sea. In appearance it resembles an Atlantic herring but has a distinctive dark spot behind the gill cover and sometimes a row of up to six
Dorab wolf-herring Dorab wolf-herring The dorab wolf-herring ("Chirocentrus dorab") is a fish species from the "Chirocentrus" genus of the Chirocentridae family. It is a coastal fish, silvery below and bright blue above. It is found in both marine and brackish or estuarine waters, feeding on smaller fish and possibly crustaceans. "Chirocentrus" is from the Greek "cheir" meaning "hand" and "kentron" meaning "sting". Dorab is from the Arabic language word "darrab" (ضرّاب) and the word is probably a corrupted form of "durubb" (دُرُبّ) the name for goldfish in Arabic. It has another Arabic name, "lisan" (لسان) which means "tongue". Indo-Pacific: probably throughout the