Clupeonella caspia Svetovidov, 1941
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Previously the Caspian tyulka was considered to be a part of the more widespread Clupeonella cultriventris (subspecies C. cultriventris caspia),
but that species is now thought to inhabit the Pontic basin only.
Wikipedia contributors, Caspian tyulka; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:21:59.978883+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Clupeonella caspia Svetovidov, 1941
- Name authority
- Svetovidov, 1941
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Ehiravidae
- Genus
- Clupeonella
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
- familyEhiravidae Deraniyagala, 1929
- genusClupeonella Kessler, 1877
- speciesClupeonella caspia Svetovidov, 1941
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Clupeonella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Clupeonella engrauliformis (Borodin, 1904) | EhiravidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clupeonella grimmi Kessler, 1877 | EhiravidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clupeonella muhlisi Neu, 1934 | EhiravidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Clupeonella cultiventris caspia Svetovidov, 1941 Svetovidov, 1941 | synonym |
| Clupeonella delicatula caspia Svetovidov, 1941 Svetovidov, 1941 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Svetovidov, A. N. (1941). On the origin of Clupeonella abrau in relation to the development conditions of the herring population in the Caspian, Black and Azov seas. C. R. (Doklady) Acad. Sci. URSS, v. 31 (no. 8): 805–809. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5ZD7H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.