| Alosa caspia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Alosidae |
| Genus: | Alosa |
| Species: | A. caspia |
| Binomial name | |
| Alosa caspia (Eichwald, 1838) | |
Alosa caspia is a species of alosid fish, classified as one of the shad species (genus Alosa ) endemic to the Caspian Sea basin. [1]
FishBase treats separately three subspecies from the Caspian: [2]
- Caspian shad, Alosa caspia caspia(Eichwald, 1838)
- Enzeli shad, Alosa caspia knipowitschi(Iljin, 1927)
- Astrabad shad, Alosa caspia persica(Iljin, 1927)
Previously, the taxonomic circumscription and geographic range of A. caspia were broader, encompassing the Sea of Azov and Black Sea basins. [2] [3] [4] At one point, up to ten subspecies were recognised; these included forms now classified as Alosa tanaica (and its synonyms) and even the Balkan freshwater endemics Alosa macedonica and Alosa vistonica . [3]
