Black Sea shad

(Alosa immaculata)

Description

The Pontic shad (Alosa immaculata,previously Alosa pontica),also referred to as the Black Sea shad or Kerch shad,is a species of clupeid fish in the genus Alosa,native to the Black Sea and Sea of Azov basins.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Clupeiformes

Family:Clupeidae

Genus:Alosa

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