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Southern Caspian sprat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Clupeidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Subfamily
  
Clupeinae

Genus
  
Clupeonella

Order
  
Clupeiformes

Similar
  
Clupeonella, Abrau sprat, Day's round herring, Alosa caspia, Clupeiformes

Southern Caspian sprat, Clupeonella grimmi, is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family. It is found in the brackishwater Caspian Sea, in its central and southern parts in the pelagic zone. It is a small fish, typically 11 cm length, and up to 14.5 cm maximum. Occurs not deeper that 32 m depth.

References

Southern Caspian sprat Wikipedia