pomolobus

• Род рыб, к которому иногда относят алозу (вид сельди).

A genus of fish to which the alewife is sometimes assigned.

uncountable · proper noun

1. C2formalscientific

   A former genus of fish, now often considered synonymous with Alosa, to which the alewife (a type of herring) was sometimes assigned.

   Род рыб

   • The alewife was historically classified under the genus Pomolobus.
   • Ichthyologists have debated the taxonomic validity of Pomolobus.
   • Specimens once labeled as Pomolobus are now typically identified as Alosa.

   Synonymsalosa