Pelecus cultratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Pelecus cultratus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Native ( Fig. 251 )

Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus [C.] 1758: 326; Type locality: Helgeån River. Holotype (unique): ZMUU Linn. Coll. 224 (poor condition).

Clupea ziga Wulff [J. C.] 1765: 40; Type locality: Curonian Lagoon, Lithuania and Russia. No types known.

Pelecus cultratus kurensis Smirnov [V. P.] 1943: 89; Type locality: Kura River basin.

Common name: Pr: Shamshir mahi abe shirin, En: Sichel, Ziege.

Diagnosis: Mouth oblique, low wavy lateral line and a sharp ventral scaleless keel.

Meristic characters: D: II–III (III) 6–10 (7), A: II–III (III) 29–24, P: 13–17, V: 6–8, GR: 15–26, LL: 88–120, TV: 46–52.

Distribution: Caspian Sea basin ( Fig. 252). Reported from Sefidrud River and Anzali Wetland. Rarely catch in southern Caspian Sea basin.

Taxonomy: Berg (1949) placed in Pelecus . Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern ( Freyhof and Kottelat 2008z). In Iranian part of Caspian Sea basin rarely found in Anzali Wetland and Gilan coast.

Figures

Fig. 251. Pelecus cultratus. Photograph from Lake Razim, Romania (Photographed by V. Otel).