19. Alosa saposchnikowii (Grimm, 1885)

Common name. Saposhnikovi shad

Taxonomy. Original description: Alosa saposchnikowii Grimm, 1885: 2 [Delta of the Volga River [45.85°N, 47.57°E], Russia; Lectotype (?): ZIN 15921 (1 of 6, 200 mm)] .

Revisions. Berg (1948: 121 as Caspialosa saposchnikovi); Whitehead (1985: 208).

Illustrations. Whitehead (1985: 208, fig.).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain, 452-Caspian Marine.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Shagmahi-e cheshmdorosht.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: None.

Conservation. —IUCN: DD.