Alosa tanaica, known as the Azov shad or Black Sea shad, is a species of alosid fish endemic to the Ponto-Caspian basin. It is an anadromous species, spawning in the lower reaches of rivers.[1] It is widespread in the eastern Black Sea, the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Alosidae |
| Genus: | Alosa |
| Species: | A. tanaica
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| Alosa tanaica (Grimm, 1901)
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The same common names (Black Sea shad, Azov shad) are used also for another species, Alosa maeotica.[2]
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Alosa tanaica" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Alosa maeotica" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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