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CLUPEA SAPIDISSIMA [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Alosa sapidissima
Latin
Clupea sapidissima
Latin
OBS

Alosa sapidissima (American shad) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Clupeidae].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Alosa sapidissima
Latin
Clupea sapidissima
Latin
CONT

L'alose savoureuse se nourrit principalement de crustacés planctoniques par filtration, parfois aussi de petits poissons en faibles quantités.

OBS

alose savoureuse : appellation commerciale française normalisée par le Bureau de normalisation du Québec et l'Office québécois de la langue française.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Alosa sapidissima
Latin
Clupea sapidissima
Latin
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