Biology:Alosa volgensis
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Short description: Species of fish
| Alosa volgensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Alosidae |
| Genus: | Alosa |
| Species: | A. volgensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Alosa volgensis (L. S. Berg, 1913)
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| Synonyms | |
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Clupeonella caspia volgensis L. S. Berg, 1913 | |
Alosa volgensis, the Volga shad, is an extinct species of alosid fish. It was endemic to the Caspian Sea region. It was officially listed as extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2024.[1]
It was an anadromous species which ascends from the Caspian to the Volga river up to the Volgograd dam to spawn. The Terek and Ural Rivers have belonged to the natural range.
References
Further reading
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Alosa volgensis" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q659334 entry
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