Caspian tyulka

Caspian tyulka, Clupeonella caspia, is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae. It is found in the Caspian Sea, also in the lower reaches of the rivers Volga, Ural, and possibly Terek. This is a brackishwater pelagic-neritic fish, up to 12 cm maximum length.[1]

Caspian tyulka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Clupeiformes
Family:
Clupeidae
Subfamily:
Clupeinae
Genus:
Clupeonella
Species:
C. caspia
Binomial name
Clupeonella caspia
Svetovidov (ru), 1941
Synonyms
  • Clupeonella cultiventris caspia Svetovidov, 1941
  • Clupeonella delicatula caspia Svetovidov, 1941

Previously the Caspian tyulka was considered to be a part of the more widespread Clupeonella cultriventris (subspecies C. cultriventris caspia), [2][3] but that species is now thought to inhabit the Pontic basin only.

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Clupeonella caspia" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
  2. C. cultriventris (Nordmann,1840) - черноморско-каспийская тюлька Позвоночные животные России. sevin.ru
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Clupeonella cultriventris" in FishBase. August 2014 version.

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