18. Alosa kessleri (Grimm, 1887)

Common name. Caspian anadromous shad

Taxonomy. Original description: Clupea kessleri Grimm, 1887: 7, 16 [Volga River delta, Astrakhan; lectotype: ZIN 15925, lectotype selected by Berg, 1913: 32] .

Revisions. Berg (1948: 127 as Caspialosa kessleri); Whitehead (1985: 201).

Illustrations. Whitehead (1985: 201, fig.); Kottelat & Freyhof (2007: 71, fig.).

Distribution in Iran. — Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain, 452-Caspian Marine.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Shagmahi-e-mohajer, Puzanok, Zalom.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: None.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.