Alosa tanaica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Clupeidae |
Genus: | Alosa |
Species: | A. curensis |
Binomial name | |
Alosa curensis (Suvorov, 1907) |
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Synonyms | |
Clupea curensis Suvorov, 1907 |
Clupea curensis Suvorov, 1907
Caspialosa caspia curensis (Suvorov, 1907)
Alosa curensis, the Kura shad, is one of the species of clupeid fish endemic to the Caspian Sea basin. It is found in the southwestern part of the brackish sea-lake, near the mouth of the Kura River, Azerbaijan. But generally this is a poorly known species.