Alosa curensis, the Kura shad, is one of the species of alosid 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.[2]

Alosa curensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Alosidae
Genus: Alosa
Species:
A. curensis
Binomial name
Alosa curensis
(Suvorov, 1907)
Synonyms

Clupea curensis Suvorov, 1907
Caspialosa caspia curensis (Suvorov, 1907)

References

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  1. ^ Di Dario, F. (2017). "Alosa curensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98468550A98845057. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98468550A98845057.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alosa curensis". FishBase.