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Alosa immaculata

Species in validated by: Mikeladze R, Mgeladze M, Goradze R, Japoshvili B, Epitashvili G, Kuljanishvili T.

Pontic shad;Black Sea herring ;Black Sea shad;Kerch black sea shad;Kerch shad;Spotless shad, შავი ზღვის ქაშაყი

Scientific Name ID: 27
Name According To: http://www.marinespecies.org;https://www.iucnredlist.org;https://www.gbif.org
Species: immaculata
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Bennett, 1835
Vernacular Name: Pontic shad;Black Sea herring ;Black Sea shad;Kerch black sea shad;Kerch shad;Spotless shad
Georgian Name: შავი ზღვის ქაშაყი
Page Authors: Giorgi Epitashvili ,
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Elanidze, R. F., 1983. Ichtiological fauna of Georgian Rivers and Lakes. Tbilisi, Metsniereba (in Russian)

Information from GBIF about Alosa immaculata

GBIF scientific name: Alosa immaculata Bennett, 1835
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED

GBIF cointains 1 occurances (with coordinates) of Alosa immaculata Bennett, 1835 from Georgia


Conservation Status

This section is under construction


National Red List Status: VU


IUCN Red List Status: VU


Protection status: Not defined


Reason: B2ab(v)


Trend: Declining


Georgian Name: შავი ზღვის ქაშაყი


English Name: Pontic shad;Black Sea herring ;Black Sea shad;Kerch black sea shad;Kerch shad;Spotless shad


Synonyms: Alosa kessleri pontica natio borysthenis Pavlov, 1959, Alosa kessleri pontica natio issatschenkovi Pavlov, 1959, Alosa kessleri pontica natio moriaac Pavlov, 1959 , Alosa pontica (Eichwald, 1838), Alosa pontica danubii Antipa, 1904, Alosa pontica nigrescens Antipa, 1904 Alosa pontica pontica (Eichwald, 1838) Alosa pontica russac Antipa, 1904, Alosa pontica var. moriac Antipa, 1909 Caspialosa kessleri pontica (Eichwald, 1838) Caspialosa pontica (Eichwald, 1838) Caspialosa pontica chtamalocephala Isachenko, 1925 Caspialosa pontica hypselocephala Isachenko, 1925


Taxonomy according to: http://www.marinespecies.org;https://www.iucnredlist.org;https://www.gbif.org


References: 1)Marine fishes in the Black Sea: recent conservation status.M. YANKOVA, D. PAVLOV, P. IVANOVA, E. KARPOVA, A. BOLTACHEV, B. ÖZTÜRK, L. BAT, M. ORAL and M. MGELADZE.Mediterranean Marine Science,30 May 2014;2)RED Data Bool Black Sea, Turkey,Turkish marine


Evaluated By: Mikeladze R, Mgeladze M, Goradze R, Japoshvili B, Epitashvili G, Kuljanishvili T.


Date evaluated: Nov 2021