Southern Caspian sprat (Clupeonella grimmi)

Scientific name: Clupeonella grimmi Kessler, 1877

Southern Caspian sprat (Clupeonella grimmi)

The Southern Caspian sprat (Clupeonella grimmi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Former USSR and Asia, central and southern parts of the Caspian Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Body moderately slender; head long and narrow; belly sharply keeled, with 26 to 32 scutes; pectoral fin tips rounded; last two anal fin rays enlarged; pterotic bulla absent; no notch at the center of the upper jaw.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Clupeonella grimmi
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.5
Common length
11.0
Depth range
32 m (105 ft)
Environment
Brackish; pelagic; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 32 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Former USSR and Asia: central and southern parts of the Caspian Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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