Alosa macedonica | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Clupeiformes |
Family: | Alosidae |
Genus: | Alosa |
Species: | A. macedonica
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Binomial name | |
Alosa macedonica (
Vinciguerra, 1921)
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Alosa macedonica, or the Macedonian shad (also known as liparia), is a landlocked species of alosid fish endemic to Greece. [1] Its single natural occurrence is the freshwater Lake Volvi in northern Greece. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
Alosa macedonica is a member of the genus Alosa, whose other species are often anadromous migrating between marine and freshwater. [2] Research suggests that the ancestors of Alosa macedonica inhabited marine regions of the Aegean Sea. [2]
Alosa macedonica have teeth in the palatine and vomer. [2] They have approximately 50 vertebrae and 106-128 gill rakers. [2] They are about 181-230mm in length and spawn around the months of July and August. [2]
Apart from Lake Volvi, the species was previously present in Lake Koronia but in 1995 the lake dried up killing all the fish. [1]