Alosa volgensis (Berg, 1913)
волжская сельдь
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Clupeonella caspia volgensis Berg, 1913
Conservation Status
Extinct (Ford, 2024a)
Last record: c.2000 (accepted); 2016 (questionable) (both Ford, 2024a)
Distribution & Habitat
Kazakhstan & Russia
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Ford, M. (2024a). Alosa volgensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T135559A102879718. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T135559A102879718.en. Accessed on 01 June 2025.
Ford, M. (2024b). Alosa volgensis (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T135559A225523386. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T135559A225523386.en. Accessed on 01 June 2025.
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Vardakas, Leonidas, Perdikaris, Costas, Freyhof, Jörg, Zimmerman, Brian, Ford, Matthew, Vlachopoulos, Konstantinos, Koutsikos, Nicholas, Karaouzas, Ioannis, Chamoglou, Maria and Kalogianni, Eleni. (2025). Global Patterns and Drivers of Freshwater Fish Extinctions: Can We Learn From Our Losses? Global Change Biology 31(5): e70244. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70244 [Table S1]