Alosa macedonica spawn around the months of July and August. Apart from Lake Volvi, the species was previously present in Lake Koronia but in 1995 the lake dried up killing all the fish. Alosa macedonica Alosa macedonica, or the Macedonian shad (also known as "liparia"), is a landlocked species of clupeid fish endemic to Greece. Its single natural occurrence is the freshwater Lake Volvi in northern Greece. It is threatened by habitat loss. "Alosa macedonica" is a member of the "Alosa" genus, whose other species are often anadromous migrating between marine and freshwater. Research suggests that the ancestors of "Alosa macedonica" inhabited
Subterranean river many cities there are natural streams which have been partially or entirely built over. Such man-made examples of subterranean urban streams are too numerous to list, but notable examples include: Some fish (popularly known as cavefish) and other troglobite organisms are adapted to life in subterranean rivers and lakes. Greek mythology included the Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, Cocytus, and Lethe as rivers within the Underworld. Dante Alighieri, in his "Inferno", included the Acheron, Phlegethon, and Styx as rivers within his subterranean Hell. The river Alph, running "Through caverns measureless to man / Down to a sunless sea" is central to the