Pontic shad Pontic shad The Pontic shad ("Alosa immaculata", previously "Alosa pontica"), also referred to as the Black Sea shad or Kerch shad, is a species of clupeid fish in the genus "Alosa", native to the Black Sea and Sea of Azov basins. "Alosa immaculata" lives in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, and adults migrate up rivers to spawn. It may also be found in the Marmara Sea in Turkey. It currently migrates up and spawns in six rivers: the Danube, Dnieper, Dniester, Southern Bug, Don and Kuban Rivers. Previously the migrations reached far upstream, up to 1,600 in Danube
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