Alosa kessleri Alosa kessleri Alosa kessleri, also referred to as the Caspian anadromous shad, the blackback, or the black-spined herring, is a species of clupeid fish. It is one of the several species of shad endemic to the Caspian Sea basin. This is an anadromous species which ascends from the Caspian to the Volga river up to the Volgograd to spawn. Before the construction of th Volgograd dam it migrated up to the Kama and Oka tributaries. Few fish enter the Terek and Ural Rivers. While the migration upstream is broken, it seems the fish have found new breeding grounds south of
Guinean sea catfish Guinean sea catfish The Guinean sea catfish (Carlarius parkii), also known as the Marine catfish, is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Albert Günther in 1864, originally under the genus "Arius". It is a tropical fish which is found in Mauritania, Angola, Morocco and the Spanish Sahara. It inhabits coastal marine waters at a depth range of , also frequently entering estuaries and freshwater rivers. It reaches a maximum total length of , more commonly reaching a TL of . The Guinean sea catfish feeds on bony fish and shrimp. It is of