Alosa maeotica

Alosa maeotica

Black sea shad, Azov shad

Kingdom
Phylum
Order
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Alosa maeotica
Life Span
6 years
Weight
332-347.2
11.7-12.2
goz
g oz 
Length
18-33.8
7.1-13.3
cminch
cm inch 

Alosa maeotica, known as the Black Sea shad or Azov shad, is a species of clupeid fish endemic to the Sea of Azov and the western part of the Black Sea basin. It is found in Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine.

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This is one of the several shad species endemic the Ponto-Caspian basin. Note that the same common names (Black Sea shad, Azov shad) are connected also to another species, Alosa tanaica.

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Geography

References

1. Alosa maeotica Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alosa_maeotica
2. Alosa maeotica on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/906/13093182

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