Abrau sprat

Abrau sprat
Abrau sprat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Subfamily: Clupeinae
Genus: Clupeonella
Species: C. abrau
Binomial name
Clupeonella abrau
(Maliatsky, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Clupeonella abrau abrau (Maliatsky, 1930)
  • Clupeonella muhlisi (non Neu, 1934)
  • Harengula abrau Maliatsky, 1930

Abrau sprat, Clupeonella abrau, is a species of freshwater fish in the Clupeidae family. It is found in Russia in freshwater, landlocked Lake Abrau located at 70 m above sea level near to Novorossiisk. Also in the Lake Apolyont in Turkey, which is linked to Sea of Marmora.

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