Caspialosa brashnikovi brashnikovi
Accepted scientific name:
Alosa braschnikowi (Borodin, 1904) (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Alosa braschnikowii (Borodin, 1904) (synonym)
Alosa braschnikowii agrachanica (Mikhailovsky, 1941) (synonym)
Alosa braschnikowii autumnalis (Berg, 1915) (synonym)
Alosa braschnikowii grimmi (Borodin, 1904) (synonym)
Alosa braschnikowii nirchi (Morozov, 1928) (synonym)
Alosa braschnikowii orientalis (Mikhailovsky, 1941) (synonym)
Alosa braschnikowii sarensis (Mikhailovsky, 1941) (synonym)
Alosa brashnikovi (Borodin, 1904) (synonym)
Alosa brashnikowiii kisselewitschi (Bulgakov, 1926) (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi (Borodin, 1904) (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi agrachanica Mikhailovsky, 1941 (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi autumnalis Berg, 1915 (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi derzhavini Tarasevich, 1946 (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi kenderlensis Budamshin, 1938 (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi orientalis Mikhailovsky, 1941 (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi sarensis Mikhailovsky, 1941 (synonym)
Caspialosa caspia nigra Kisselevitz, 1923 (synonym)
Caspialosa kisselevitshi Bulgakov, 1926 (synonym)
Caspialosa nirchi Morozov, 1928 (synonym)
Clupea caspiopontica braschnikowi Borodin, 1904 (synonym)
Clupea caspiopontica grimmi Borodin, 1904 (synonym)
Clupea curensis (non Suvorov, 1907) (misapplied name)
Clupeonella leucocephala Berg, 1913 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; common length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed;
Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 20 - ? cm
Environment
Pelagic; oceanodromous; brackish
Climate / Range
Temperate; 48°N - 35°N, 45°E - 56°E
Caspialosa brashnikovi brashnikovi
Accepted scientific name:
Alosa braschnikowi (Borodin, 1904) (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Alosa braschnikowii (Borodin, 1904) (synonym)
Alosa braschnikowii agrachanica (Mikhailovsky, 1941) (synonym)
Alosa braschnikowii autumnalis (Berg, 1915) (synonym)
Alosa braschnikowii grimmi (Borodin, 1904) (synonym)
Alosa braschnikowii nirchi (Morozov, 1928) (synonym)
Alosa braschnikowii orientalis (Mikhailovsky, 1941) (synonym)
Alosa braschnikowii sarensis (Mikhailovsky, 1941) (synonym)
Alosa brashnikovi (Borodin, 1904) (synonym)
Alosa brashnikowiii kisselewitschi (Bulgakov, 1926) (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi (Borodin, 1904) (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi agrachanica Mikhailovsky, 1941 (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi autumnalis Berg, 1915 (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi derzhavini Tarasevich, 1946 (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi kenderlensis Budamshin, 1938 (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi orientalis Mikhailovsky, 1941 (synonym)
Caspialosa brashnikovi sarensis Mikhailovsky, 1941 (synonym)
Caspialosa caspia nigra Kisselevitz, 1923 (synonym)
Caspialosa kisselevitshi Bulgakov, 1926 (synonym)
Caspialosa nirchi Morozov, 1928 (synonym)
Clupea caspiopontica braschnikowi Borodin, 1904 (synonym)
Clupea caspiopontica grimmi Borodin, 1904 (synonym)
Clupea curensis (non Suvorov, 1907) (misapplied name)
Clupeonella leucocephala Berg, 1913 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; common length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed;
Length at first maturity
Lm ?, range 20 - ? cm
Environment
Pelagic; oceanodromous; brackish
Climate / Range
Temperate; 48°N - 35°N, 45°E - 56°E
Distribution
Former USSR and Asia: Caspian Sea.
Short description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Body fairly elongate, more `herring-like' than `shad-like'. gill rakers thick and coarse, shorter, equal to or a little longer than gill filaments, either straight or curved, pointed or blunt, occasionally even bifurcated at tips. Teeth well developed in both jaws. Other Caspian shads have deeper, more shad-like bodies.
Biology
Occurs in brackish water and non-anadromous, but strongly migratory. Feeds on small clupeids, gobies, atherines, also crustaceans and occasionally insects and mollusks. Spawning patterns among the subspecies vary but occur mostly in spring and summer after an inshore migration and movement northward.
Human uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Common names:
Common name/ Language/ Country
Kaspisk havstamsild Danish Denmark
Brazhnikov's shad English Russian Fed
Caspian marine shad English UK
勃氏西鯡 Mandarin Chinese China Main
勃氏西鲱 Mandarin Chinese China Main
Shagmahi Persian Iran
Slecz agrachanski Polish Poland
Sledz bialoglowy Polish Poland
Sledz sarynski Polish Poland
Sledz wielkooki Polish Poland
Slez dolginski Polish Poland
сельди Бражниковские Russian Russian Fed
Brazhnikovskie sel'di Russian Former USSR
Doghinskaja seld Russian Russian Fed
Kaspiisko-Chernomorskie morskie sel'di Russian Former USSR