Southern Caspian sprat (Clupeonella grimmi) fish species and information / pictures of Southern Caspian sprat - Clupeonella grimmi

Southern Caspian sprat (Clupeonella grimmi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Clupeonella grimmi

Common Name
Southern Caspian sprat

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Body moderately slender; head long and narrow; belly sharply keeled, with 26 to 32 scutes; pectoral fin tips rounded; last two anal fin rays enlarged; pterotic bulla absent; no notch at the center of the upper jaw.

Classification

Classified By

Kessler, 1877

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Herrings (Clupeiformes)

Family

Herrings, shads and sardines (Clupeidae)

Distribution

Region

Former USSR and Asia

Distribution

Former USSR and Asia: central and southern parts of the Caspian Sea.

Range

43°N - 35°N, 47°E - 54°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

32 m

Zone

pelagic

Environment

Brackish; pelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 32 m (Ref. 188)

Trophic Level

3.44 s.e. 0.45 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

14.5 cm

Common Length

11.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (23 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated