Saposhnikovi shad (Alosa saposchnikowii) fish species and information / pictures of Saposhnikovi shad - Alosa saposchnikowii

Saposhnikovi shad (Alosa saposchnikowii) fish species information

Scientific Name
Alosa saposchnikowii

Common Name
Saposhnikovi shad

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Body `shad-like'; upper and lower head profiles straight. Gill rakers moderately thick and short, tips pointed, usually shorter than gill filaments. Teeth well developed in both jaws. Resembles A. sphaerocephala, which has a blunter head, with round upper and lower head profiles; A. caspia has more gill rakers (50 to 180) and A. brashnikovi is more slender and `herring-like'.

Classification

Classified By

Grimm, 1887

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: Caspian Sea.

Range

49°N - 35°N, 44°E - 56°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

3 °C

Water Temperature To

25 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic

Environment

Freshwater; brackish; pelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243)

Trophic Level

4.391888 s.e. 0.78 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

35.0 cm

Common Length

21.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 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 to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated