Northern Ireland Priority species (NIPS)

PISCES : Clupeiformes : AlosidaeBONY FISH

Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803)

Twaite shad

 Alosa fallax : Large Map

Distribution Map from NBN: Alosa fallax at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Alosa fallax at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Alosa fallax at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Alosa fallax (Lacepède, 1803). AphiaID: 126415.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Osteichthyes; Actinopterygii; Actinopteri; Teleostei; Clupeiformes; Alosidae; Alosa

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  (2026). Alosa fallax. (Lacepède, 1803). [In] Priority species, Marine Biodiversity Portal NI.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/priorityaccounts.php?item=ZG450. Accessed on 2026-07-28