Alosa saposchnikowii Grimm, 1885

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Alosa saposchnikowii Grimm, 1885 – Native ( Fig. 36)

Alosa saposchnikowii Grimm [O. von] 1885: 2; Type locality: Delta of the Volga River [45.85°N, 47.57°E], Russia. Lectotype (?): ZIN 15921 (1 of 6, 200 mm). Paralectotypes: ZIN 15868 (?6, now 5),?USNM [ex ZIN 15868] (1).

Caspialosa caspia nigra Kisselevitz [K.] 1923: 115; Type locality: Caspian Sea opposite Dzambai. Syntypes: (10) MLSU (1), ZIN 15938 (2).

Common name: Pr: Shagmahi-ye cheshmdorosht, En: Saposhnikovi shad, Big eye shad, Herring.

Diagnosis: Body “shad-like”, head is straight in upper and lower profiles. Gill rakers usually shorter than gill filaments, moderately thick, short with pointed tips. Teeth found in both jaws and well-developed.

Meristic characters: D: III–V (IV) 12–15(13), A: II–IV (III) 15–21, P: 8–9, GR: 20–48, LL: 52–55, TV 47–53.

Distribution: Caspian Sea ( Fig. 37). Found throughout Caspian Sea, but more common in north and lower parts of Volga River.

Taxonomy: The name is often spelled saposchnikovi erroneously. The original and correct spelling is saposchnikowii .

Conservation: IUCN: Data Deficient ( Di Dario 2017a).