Twait shad Twait shad The twait shad or twaite shad ("Alosa fallax") is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and is an anadromous fish which lives in the sea but migrates into fresh water to spawn. In appearance it resembles an Atlantic herring but has a row of six to ten distinctive spots on its silvery flanks. They become mature when three or more years old and migrate to estuaries, later swimming up rivers to spawn. Populations of this fish have declined due to overfishing, pollution and habitat
Dorab wolf-herring warmer coastal waters, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Recently reported from Tonga. The dorab wolf-herring is a commercial species which is sold fresh, dried, salted or frozen. It is also a game fish. 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