Clupeonella abrau abrau (Maliatsky, 1930)

Abrau sprat

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Clupeiformes \| Clupeidae
Synonyms	Harengula abrau, Clupeonella abrau, ... more
Common names	Kilka abrauska, Kilka abrauská, Abrau-brisling, ... more

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Main reference

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. (Ref. 188)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 9.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 188); max. reported age: 2 years (Ref. 72388)

Environment

Pelagic; non-migratory (Ref. 72388); freshwater

Climate / Range

Temperate; 5°C - 28°C (Ref. 72388); 43°N - 37°N

Russian Fed: Lake Abrau (freshwater, landlocked, at 70 m above sea level, near to Novorossiisk); not Lake Apolyont (Turkey), which is linked to Sea of Marmora.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 21; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12 - 23. Body moderately slender, its depth about 19 to 23% of standard length; head short and narrow, interorbital width not more than 17.5% of standard length; belly sharply keeled, with 23 to 26 scutes. Pectoral fin tips pointed. Pterotic bulla absent. No notch at the center of the upper jaw. Last two anal fin rays enlarged.

Forms schools. Feeds on crustaceans (juveniles feed on copepods, rotifer eggs and plants). Breeds from May to October. The eggs are pelagic, developing rapidly before sinking to the bottom. Matures at 1 year, at 3.5 to 4.5 cm SL.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v))	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=1; tmax=2)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)	Low

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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