Alosa sapidissima
Alosa sapidissima
(American Shad)
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17 results for Alosa sapidissima (American Shad)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
45754 WA Puget Sound drainage1882 17110019 Puget Soundestablished
46081 WA Puget Sound drainage1980 17110019 Puget Soundestablished
613468 WAClallamPUGET SOUND2003 17110020 Dungeness-Elwhaestablished
613475 WAClallamPUGET SOUND2003 17110020 Dungeness-Elwhaestablished
613467 WAIsland[No locality string in original GBIF record]2001 17110019 Puget Soundestablished
613471 WAJeffersonHOOD CANAL OFF OAK HEAD2002 17110018 Hood Canalestablished
613472 WAJeffersonHOOD CANAL OFF OAK HEAD2002 17110018 Hood Canalestablished
1932872 WAKingLake Sammamish2026 17110012 Lake Washington 
1897315 WAKingSammamish River, Underneath the 85th St bridge in Redmond WA2024 17110012 Lake Washington 
1932709 WAKingVashon Island, Judd Creek near mouth2026 17110019 Puget Sound 
161257 WASkagitSkagit Bay1999 17110019 Puget Soundestablished
613470 WAWhatcom[No locality string in original GBIF record]2004 17110002 Strait of Georgiaestablished
613473 WAWhatcom[No locality string in original GBIF record]2004 17110002 Strait of Georgiaestablished
613474 WAWhatcom[No locality string in original GBIF record]2004 17110002 Strait of Georgiaestablished
613469 WAWhatcom[No locality string in original GBIF record]2004 17110002 Strait of Georgiaestablished
45757 WAWhatcomPoint Roberts, Puget Sound, near the mouth of the Fraser River1893 17110002 Strait of Georgiaestablished
45758 WAWhatcomPoint Roberts, Puget Sound, near the mouth of the Fraser River1895 17110002 Strait of Georgiaestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [6/24/2026].

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