Caspian shad (Alosa caspia caspia)

Scientific name: Alosa caspia caspia Eichwald, 1838

Caspian shad (Alosa caspia caspia)

The Caspian shad (Alosa caspia caspia) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Eurasia, Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Body `shad-like', usually rather deep and compressed. Total gill rakers 50 to 180, long and thin, distinctly longer than filaments. Teeth poorly developed in jaws, sometimes barely detectable. A black spot posterior to gill opening and occasionally further black spots on flank in some cases.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Alosa caspia caspia
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
32.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eurasia: Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea.
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=7)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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