Biology:Alosa tanaica

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Alosa tanaica
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Alosidae
Genus: Alosa
Species:
A. tanaica
Binomial name
Alosa tanaica
(Grimm, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Alosa bulgarica Clupea tanaica
  • Grimm, 1901 (Grimm, 1901)
  • Drensky, 1934 Caspialosa palaeostomica
  • Alosa nordmanni Sadowsky, 1934
  • Alosa caspia tanaica Antipa, 1904

Alosa tanaica, known as the Azov shad or Black Sea shad, is a species of clupeid fish endemic to the Ponto-Caspian basin. It is an anadromous species, spawning in the lower reaches of rivers.[1] It is widespread in the eastern Black Sea, the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov.

The same common names (Black Sea shad, Azov shad) are used also for another species, Alosa maeotica.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Alosa tanaica" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Alosa maeotica" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q659325 entry