Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Clupeidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Clupeiformes Genus Alosa | |
Similar Alosa braschnikowi, Killarney shad, Alosa caspia, Alosa maeotica | ||
Alosa curensis, the Kura shad, is one of the species of clupeid fish endemic to the Caspian Sea basin. It is found in the southwestern part of the brackish sea-lake, near the mouth of the Kura River, Azerbaijan. But generally this is a poorly known species.
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