Alosa braschnikowi Alosa braschnikowi Alosa braschnikowi, the Caspian marine shad or Brazhnikov's shad, is one of the clupeid fish species endemic to the Caspian Sea. This is a relatively large shad, typically 30 cm and up to 50 cm length. It also has a more "herring-like" body shape than other Caspian shad species, being a slender and elongate fish. It has well developed teeth in both jaws. "Alosa braschnikowi" feeds on small fishes but also on crustaceans and occasionally other invertebrates. It performs migrations within the Caspian Sea, but does not enter rivers. Several subspecies have been described, with different breeding habits
Dorab wolf-herring Dorab wolf-herring The dorab wolf-herring ("Chirocentrus dorab") is a fish species from the "Chirocentrus" genus of the Chirocentridae family. It is a coastal fish, silvery below and bright blue above. It is found in both marine and brackish or estuarine waters, feeding on smaller fish and possibly crustaceans. "Chirocentrus" is from the Greek "cheir" meaning "hand" and "kentron" meaning "sting". Dorab is from the Arabic language word "darrab" (ضرّاب) and the word is probably a corrupted form of "durubb" (دُرُبّ) the name for goldfish in Arabic. It has another Arabic name, "lisan" (لسان) which means "tongue". Indo-Pacific: probably throughout the