mediocris, Clupea Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:20 [Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill; ref. 3030] New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Valid as Alosa mediocris (Mitchill 1814) -- (Lee et al. 1980:64 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:66 [ref. 22186], Whitehead 1985:203 [ref. 5141], Robins & Ray 1986:68 [ref. 23100], Page & Burr 1991:34 [ref. 18983], Desfosse et al. in Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:223 [ref. 21581], Murdy et al. 1997:75 [ref. 23144], Munroe in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:116 [ref. 26158], Scharpf 2003:13 [ref. 26883], Munroe & Nizinski 2003:827 [ref. 26997], Nelson et al. 2004:67 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2005:9 [ref. 28940], Page & Burr 2011:149 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:67 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:71 [ref. 35886], Page et al. 2023:60 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Alosa mediocris (Mitchill 1814). Alosidae. Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic: Canada south to Florida (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.