Alosa sphaerocephala
Species of fish
Agrakhan shad | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Alosidae |
Genus: | Alosa |
Species: | A. sphaerocephala |
Binomial name | |
Alosa sphaerocephala (L. S. Berg, 1913) |
Alosa sphaerocephala, or the Agrakhan shad, is a species of alosid (herring-like) fish, one of the endemic shad species in the Caspian Sea.
It spawns in shallow waters (about 3 m) of the northeastern part of the Caspian Sea, in salinities of 8-10 ppt. It does not enter fresh water. Spawning takes place in temperatures of 18-20 °C, from mid-May to end of June, and the young move southward relatively late in the autumn season.
Footnotes
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alosa sphaerocephala". FishBase.
References
- ^ Di Dario, F. (2017). "Alosa sphaerocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98470350A98845144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98470350A98845144.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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