Caspian tyulka

Caspian tyulka, Clupeonella caspia, is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae. It is found in the Caspian Sea, also in the lower reaches of the rivers Volga, Ural, and possibly Terek. This is a brackishwater pelagic-neritic fish, up to 12 cm maximum length.^[2]

Caspian tyulka
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Ehiravidae
Genus:	Clupeonella
Species:	C. caspia
Binomial name
Clupeonella caspia Svetovidov (ru), 1941
Synonyms
Clupeonella cultiventris caspia Svetovidov, 1941 Clupeonella delicatula caspia Svetovidov, 1941

Previously the Caspian tyulka was considered to be a part of the more widespread Clupeonella cultriventris (subspecies C. cultriventris caspia), ^[3][4] but that species is now thought to inhabit the Pontic basin only.