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Alosa sphaerocephala (Agrakhana shad; Agrakhan shad)

Synonyms: Caspialosa sphaerocephala; Clupeonella sphaerocephala
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Wikipedia Abstract

Alosa sphaerocephala, or the Agrakhan shad, is a species of clupeid (herring-like) fish, one of the endemic shad species in the Caspian Sea. It spawns in shallow waters (about 3 m) of the northeastern part of the Caspian Sea, in salinities of 8-10 ppt. It does not enter fresh water. Spawning takes place in temperatures of 18-20°C, from mid-May to end of June, and the young move southward relatively late in the autumn season.
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Prey / Diet

Alosa sapidissima (American shad)[1]
Atherina boyeri (Big-scale sand smelt)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0