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Alosa curensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Alosidae
Genus:	Alosa
Species:	A. curensis
Binomial name
Alosa curensis (Suvorov, 1907)
Synonyms
Clupea curensis Suvorov, 1907 Caspialosa caspia curensis (Suvorov, 1907)

Alosa curensis, the Kura shad, is one of the species of alosid fish endemic to the Caspian Sea basin. It is found in the southwestern part of the brackish sea-lake, near the mouth of the Kura River, Azerbaijan. But generally this is a poorly known species.

References

1. Di Dario, F. (2017). "Alosa curensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T98468550A98845057. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T98468550A98845057.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alosa curensis". FishBase.

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