Clupeonella muhlisi

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

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

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. 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. 2008: e.T4985A11106744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T4985A11106744.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Clupeonella abrau ssp. muhlisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. Retrieved 11 February 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. C. abrau (Maljatskij,1930) - абрауская тюлька, сарделька Позвоночные животные России - Позвоночные животные в Красной Книге РФ. sevin.ru


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