Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina
Alosa aestivalis - Blueback Herring
Members of Alosa
Family:
Alosidae
S Rank:
S5
G Rank:
G3G4
State Status:
US Status: Comments:
Synonym:

Photo source: Fishes of North Carolina -- ncfishes.com
GBIF Global Distribution iNaturalist
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
                    
35 Counties
CountyNumber of Records
Anson1
Beaufort95
Bertie728
Bladen9
Brunswick130
Camden71
Carteret66
Cherokee4
Chowan1,415
Columbus1
Craven216
Currituck128
Dare214
Davidson1
Gates231
Halifax2
Hertford365
Hyde77
Jones75
Lenoir1
Martin9
Montgomery1
New Hanover50
Northampton20
Onslow4
Pamlico124
Pasquotank198
Pender11
Perquimans524
Person1
Pitt94
Polk1
Tyrrell329
Washington512
Wilkes1
  5,709 Records
CountyNumber of Records
Chowan1,415
Bertie728
Perquimans524
Washington512
Hertford365
Tyrrell329
Gates231
Craven216
Dare214
Pasquotank198
Brunswick130
Currituck128
Pamlico124
Beaufort95
Pitt94
Hyde77
Jones75
Camden71
Carteret66
New Hanover50
Northampton20
Pender11
Bladen9
Martin9
Cherokee4
Onslow4
Halifax2
Wilkes1
Polk1
Davidson1
Anson1
Lenoir1
Montgomery1
Columbus1
Person1
  Basin Summary
BasinBasin Status
1 AlbemarleX - Native species
2 BroadI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
3 ChowanX - Native species
4 Cape FearX - Native species
5 CatawbaI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
6 HiwasseeI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
7 Little TennesseeI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
8 NeuseX - Native species
9 RoanokeX - Native species
10 SavannahI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
11 ShallotteX - Native species
12 TarX - Native species
13 While OakX - Native species
14 YadkinI - Native species, but introduced into this basin