Abrau sprat, ''Clupeonella abrau'', is a species of

freshwater fish Freshwater fish are those that spend some or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine conditions in many ways, especially the difference in levels of s ...

in the family Clupeidae. It is found landlocked in Russia in a single locality,

Lake Abrau Abrau (Russian: Абрау; from the Abkhaz word for "sinkhole") is a karst lake in Russia, the largest in Krasnodar Krai. It lies at 84 metres above sea level, among the foothills of the Forecaucasus, about 14 kilometres from the Black Sea ...

, located at 70 m above sea level near the Black Sea coast close to

Novorossiysk Novorossiysk ( rus, Новоросси́йск, p=nəvərɐˈsʲijsk; ady, ЦIэмэз, translit=Chəməz, p=t͡sʼɜmɜz) is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is one of the largest ports on the Black Sea. It is one of the few cities hono ...

. The lake is small and has been stocked by several alien species, whence the Abrau sprat is considered critically endangered. A sprat of the

Lake Apolyont Lake Uluabat ( tr, Uluabat Gölü and ) is the name of a freshwater lake in the vicinity of Bursa, Turkey. It is a large lake, covering an area of between 135 and 160 km2 depending on the water level, but very shallow, being only 3 m deep a ...

in Turkey, linked to the Sea of Marmara, was earlier treated as a subspecies of the Abrau sprat, ''Clupeonella abrau muhilisi'', but has more recently been considered an independent species ''

Clupeonella muhlisi ''Clupeonella muhlisi'' is a species of clupeid fish endemic to Lake Uluabat in Turkey, linked to the Sea of Marmara. It is a small fish, up to 8 cm in length, that shoals at the water surface. It feeds on pelagic crustaceans and fish eggs ...

''.

Sources

Clupeonella Fish of Western Asia Fish of Russia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fish described in 1930 {{Clupeiformes-stub