Southern Caspian sprat
| Southern Caspian sprat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Subfamily: | Clupeinae |
| Genus: | Clupeonella |
| Species: | C. grimmi |
| Binomial name | |
| Clupeonella grimmi Kessler, 1877 | |
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Southern Caspian sprat, Clupeonella grimmi, is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family. It is found in the brackishwater Caspian Sea, in its central and southern parts in the pelagic zone. It is a small fish, typically 11 cm length, and up to 14.5 cm maximum. Occurs not deeper that 32 m depth.
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