Family : Clupeidae
Genus : Caspialosa
Species : brashnikovi maeotica
Accepted scientific name: Alosa maeotica (Grimm, 1901) (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Alosa braschnikowii maeotica (Grimm, 1901) (synonym)
Alosa brashnikovi maeotica (Grimm, 1901) (synonym)
Alosa maeotica maeotica (Grimm, 1901) (synonym)
Alosa pontica pontica (non Eichwald, 1838) (misapplied name)
Caspialosa brashnikovi maeotica (Grimm, 1901) (synonym)
Caspialosa brauneri Nikolskii, 1923 (synonym)
Caspialosa brauneri elongata Isachenko, 1925 (synonym)
Clupea maeotica Grimm, 1901 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 31.0 cm SL male/unsexed; common length : 18.0 cm SL male/unsexed; max. reported age: 6 years
Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 13 - 15 cm
Environment
Pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine
Climate / Range
Temperate; 48°N - 40°N, 27°E - 43°E
Distribution
Eurasia: Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
Short description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Body fairly elongate, more `herring-like' than `shad-like'. Gill rakers thin and straight, often closely packed and pointed, usually shorter than gill filaments. Teeth well developed in both jaws. Other Black Sea Alosa have more gill rakers (A. caspia 50 to 80 and A. pontica 47 to 66). Sardinella aurita is more slender, has many more gill rakers and i 8 pelvic fin rays.
Biology
Non-anadromous, entering limans and lower parts of river deltas, but only occasionally in freshwater. A cold-loving species, tolerating 3 or 4°C. Feeds mainly on small fishes (mainly sprats and anchovies) also on shrimps, gammarids and other large crustaceans. Spawns in spring and early summer. Eggs sink to bottom.
Common names:
Common name/ Language/ Country
Blech Bulgarian Bulgaria
Placka kercská Czech Czech Rep
Sortehavsstamsild Danish Denmark
Black Sea shad English Russian Fed
Black sea shad English UK
黑海西鯡 Mandarin Chinese China Main
黑海西鲱 Mandarin Chinese China Main
Sledz azowski Polish Poland
Scrumbie alba de mare Rumanian Romania
Scrumbie de mare Rumanian Romania
Scrumbie mica Rumanian Romania
Chernomorsko-azovskaya sel'd Russian Former USSR
Kertchenskaja seld Russian Ukraine
Ringa baligi Turkish Turkey
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