Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Clupeidae Scientific name Alosa tanaica | Phylum Chordata Order Clupeiformes Genus Alosa Rank Species | |
Similar Alosa maeotica, Alosa caspia, Pontic shad, Alosa braschnikowi, Mushroom goby | ||
Alosa tanaica, called in English the Azov shad or Black Sea shad, is a species of clupeid fish endemic to the Ponto-Caspian basin. It is an anadromous species, spawning in the lower reaches of rivers. It is widespread in the eastern Black Sea, the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov.
Note that the same common names (Black Sea shad, Azov shad) are connected also to another species, Alosa maeotica.
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