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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