Alosa macedonica

Alosa macedonica
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Alosidae
Genus: Alosa
Species:
A. macedonica
Binomial name
Alosa macedonica
(Vinciguerra, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Clupea macedonica Vinciguerra, 1921
  • Alosa caspia macedonica (Vinciguerra, 1921)

Alosa macedonica, or the Macedonian shad or liparia, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alosidae, the shads, pilchards and related fishes. Shads are typically anadromoous but the Macedonian shad has beome landlocked. This species is endemic to Greece.