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Categories: Clupeidae

Alewife

For the female tavernkeeper, see alewyfe.
For the MBTA station, see Alewife (MBTA station).

The alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus is a small type of herring. There is a searun form and a landlocked form. The alefish lives in rivers around New York. The landlocked form is also called a sawbelly or a mooneye.

Categories: Clupeidae

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