Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Ehiravidae River sprats

Genus: Clupeonella

(See list of species below)



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7 species
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Photo by FAO

Europe
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Clupeonella abrau (Maliatsky, 1930)

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Clupeonella abrau
[Abrau sprat]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.9 cm TL

 
Clupeonella caspia
[Caspian tyulka]

Photo by Otel, V.

Eurasia
Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
Clupeonella cultriventris (Nordmann, 1840)

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Clupeonella cultriventris
[Black and Caspian Sea sprat]

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Former USSR and Asia
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Clupeonella engrauliformis (Borodin, 1904)

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Clupeonella engrauliformis
[Anchovy sprat]

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Former USSR and Asia
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
Clupeonella grimmi Kessler, 1877

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Clupeonella grimmi
[Southern Caspian sprat]
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Max. Length 8 cm TL

 
Clupeonella muhlisi
[Marmara sprat]

Photo by Naseka, A.M.

Europe
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Clupeonella tscharchalensis (Borodin, 1896)

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Clupeonella tscharchalensis
[Freshwater tyulka]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Clupeonella abrau Abrau sprat Europe 9.5 SL 1930
Clupeonella caspia Caspian tyulka Europe 14.9 TL 1941
Clupeonella cultriventris Black and Caspian Sea sprat Eurasia 14.5 TL 1840
Clupeonella engrauliformis Anchovy sprat Former USSR and Asia 16.5 SL 1904
Clupeonella grimmi Southern Caspian sprat Former USSR and Asia 14.5 SL 1877
Clupeonella muhlisi Marmara sprat Asia 8 TL 1934
Clupeonella tscharchalensis Freshwater tyulka Europe 10 SL 1896



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