16. Alosa caspia (Eichwald, 1838)

Common name. Caspian shad

Taxonomy. Original description: Clupea caspia Eichwald, 1838: 134 [Caspian Sea; Type illustrated in Berg, 1948: 137].

Revisions. Whitehead (1985: 197).

Illustrations. Whitehead (1985: 197, 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 shekambozorg, Shagmahi-e chekameh dar, Shagmahi-e darya-e Khazar.—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: LC.