Clupeonella muhlisi

Clupeonella muhlisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Subfamily: Clupeinae
Genus: Clupeonella
Species: C. abrau
Binomial name
Clupeonella muhlisi
Neu, 1934
Synonyms
  • Clupeonella abrau muhlisi Neu, 1934

Clupeonella muhlisi is a species of clupeid fish endemic to Lake Apolyont in Turkey, linked to the Sea of Marmara.[1]

It is a small fish, up to 8 cm in length, that shoals at the water surface. It feeds on pelagic crustaceans and fish eggs.[1]

This population of sprat has previously been considered either conspecific with Clupeonella abrau that inhabits Lake Abrau, Russia, near the northeastern Black Sea coast, or a distinct subspecies of that species, Clupeonella abrau muhlisi,[2][3] or a population belonging to the more widespread Black Sea sprat (Clupeonella cultriventris).[4]

Sources

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Clupeonella muhlisi" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
  2. Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Clupeonella abrau". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Clupeonella abrau ssp. muhlisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. C. abrau (Maljatskij,1930) - абрауская тюлька, сарделька Позвоночные животные России - Позвоночные животные в Красной Книге РФ. sevin.ru


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