Black Sea sprat
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| Clupeonella cultriventris (Nordmann, 1840) |
The Black Sea sprat, Clupeonella cultriventris, is a small fish of the herring family, Clupeidae. It is found in the Caspian Sea, Black Sea and Sea of Azov. It has white-grey flesh and silver-grey scales. This fish has a lifetime of 6 years, a length of 14–15 cm and is around 12% fat in flesh. The peak of its spawning is in April and it can be found in enormous shoals in sea-shores, filled all-round coastal shallows, moving quickly back in the sea at a depth of 6-30 meters. Used for food.
[edit] References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). Clupeonella cultriventris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 08 May 2006.
- Clupeonella cultriventris (TSN 161819). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 11 March 2006.
- "Clupeonella cultriventris". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. August 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
