Alosa sphaerocephala
| Alosa sphaerocephala | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Genus: | Alosa |
| Species: | A. sphaerocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Alosa sphaerocephala (L. S. Berg, 1913) | |
Alosa sphaerocephala, or the Agrakhan shad, is a species of clupeid (herring-like) fish, one of the endemic shad species in the Caspian Sea.
It spawns in shallow waters (about 3 m) of the northeastern part of the Caspian Sea, in salinities of 8-10 ppt. It does not enter fresh water. Spawning takes place in temperatures of 18-20°C, from mid-May to end of June, and the young move southward relatively late in the autumn season.
Footnotes
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Alosa sphaerocephala" in FishBase. April 2006 version.