Black sea shad
(Alosa immaculata)

Classification

Species: Alosa immaculata
Genus: Alosa - River Herrings
Family: Alosidae - Shads
Order: Clupeiformes - Herrings
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Black sea shad, Pontic shad
Habitat: Anadromous
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate, Continental
Native: Europe, Asia
Distribution: Sea of Azov, Kızılırmak river, Don, Southern Bug, Black sea, Dnieper, Dniester, Danube

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