Author: Grimm, 1885
FBname: Saposhnikovi shad
Comments: Euryhaline and migratory but non-anadromous.  One of the most cold-loving <i>Alosa</i> of the Caspian (among the first to migrate in spring to the north).  Feeds on large crustaceans and small fishes.  Spawns in northern Caspian from end of April (peak in mid-May), moving into shallow water and spawning at depths of 1-6 m and salinities of 0.07-11 ppt.  The young later move southward; some perhaps remain in the north.