Volga shad (Alosa volgensis)

Scientific name: Alosa volgensis Berg, 1913

The Volga shad (Alosa volgensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Europe, Russian Federation.

Biology

Occurs in a wide variety of marine habitats; migrate to delta and lower reaches of large rivers and spawns in main channel. Feeds on a wide variety of zooplankton (e.g. crustaceans) and small fish. Enters rivers with ripe gonads. Eggs are pelagic.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Alosa volgensis
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic; anadromous
Climate
Boreal
Distribution
Europe: Russian Federation.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (B2ab(iii,v))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2-3)

Sources

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

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