Alosa volgensis
Alosa volgensis, the Volga shad, is a clupeid fish, one of the species of shad endemic to the Caspian Sea region.
| Alosa volgensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Alosidae |
| Genus: | Alosa |
| Species: | A. volgensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alosa volgensis (L. S. Berg, 1913) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Clupeonella caspia volgensis L. S. Berg, 1913 | |
This is an anadromous species which ascends from the Caspian to the Volga river up to the Volgograd dam to spawn. Also the Terek and Ural Rivers have belonged to the natural range.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Alosa volgensis" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
- Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008) IUCN Red List.org: Alosa volgensis report—accessed 2015
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