Author: (Maliatsky, 1930)
FBname: Abrau sprat
Comments: 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.