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Pelecus cultratus, commonly known as the ziege, sichel, sabre carp or sabrefish, is a cyprinid fish species from Eastern Europe and adjacent Asian regions, the only one in its genus, inhabiting the lower reaches of rivers and brackish waters in the eastern Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Aral Sea basins. The ziege having no major threats, the IUCN lists it as being of Least Concern.[1]
The ziege resembles a large Baltic herring in appearance. It grows to about 25 to 40 cm (10 to 16 in) in length. It has a keel on its belly which from the side looks curved while the back is almost straight. It has an upturned snout and the tip of the lower jaw also slopes steeply upwards.[3] The lateral line is wavy and very low down the flank. The pectoral fin is long and pointed. This is a pale, silvery fish with almost colourless fins.[4]
This fish feeds on zooplankton, swimming invertebrates such as crustaceans, small fish and floating insects. It breeds in May and June, travelling up-river to find suitable open water locations. It sometimes breeds in brackish water, for example in the Gulf of Finland. The eggs float, and in rivers, drift with the current. They hatch after about three to four days. After spawning, the migratory fish return to estuaries to feed.[1]
Referencesedit
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Pelecus cultratus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
^ abcdFreyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Pelecus cultratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T16494A5942384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T16494A5942384.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^Nicholas Bailly (2009). Nicolas Bailly (ed.). "Pelecus cultratus (Linnaeus, 1758)". World Database of Marine Pisces. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
^Liu, Zhengwen; Herzig, Alois (1 October 1996). "Food and feeding behaviour of a planktivorous cyprinid, Pelecus cultratus (L.), in a shallow eutrophic lake, Neusiedler See (Austria)". Hydrobiologia. 333 (2): 71–77. doi:10.1007/BF00017569. ISSN 1573-5117. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ ab"Ziege: Pelecus cultratus". NatureGate. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
pelecus, cultratus, ziege, redirects, here, retired, german, football, player, christian, ziege, commonly, known, ziege, sichel, sabre, carp, sabrefish, cyprinid, fish, species, from, eastern, europe, adjacent, asian, regions, only, genus, inhabiting, lower, r. Ziege redirects here For the retired German football player see Christian Ziege Pelecus cultratus commonly known as the ziege sichel sabre carp or sabrefish is a cyprinid fish species from Eastern Europe and adjacent Asian regions the only one in its genus inhabiting the lower reaches of rivers and brackish waters in the eastern Baltic Sea Black Sea Caspian Sea and Aral Sea basins The ziege having no major threats the IUCN lists it as being of Least Concern 1 Pelecus cultratus Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Cypriniformes Family Cyprinidae Subfamily Leuciscinae Genus PelecusAgassiz 1835 Species P cultratus Binomial name Pelecus cultratus Linnaeus 1758 Synonyms 2 Clupea ziga Wulff 1765 Cyprinus cultratus Linnaeus 1758 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Biology 4 ReferencesDescription editThe ziege resembles a large Baltic herring in appearance It grows to about 25 to 40 cm 10 to 16 in in length It has a keel on its belly which from the side looks curved while the back is almost straight It has an upturned snout and the tip of the lower jaw also slopes steeply upwards 3 The lateral line is wavy and very low down the flank The pectoral fin is long and pointed This is a pale silvery fish with almost colourless fins 4 Distribution editThe ziege can be found in waters of the Baltic states and Eastern Europe 5 It can also be found in other European and Asian countries such as Austria Azerbaijan Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland Georgia Germany Hungary Kazakhstan Moldova Poland Romania Russia Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Sweden Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine and Uzbekistan It usually swims near the surface in estuaries and lakes and some populations live permanently in rivers and streams 1 4 Biology editThis fish feeds on zooplankton swimming invertebrates such as crustaceans small fish and floating insects It breeds in May and June travelling up river to find suitable open water locations It sometimes breeds in brackish water for example in the Gulf of Finland The eggs float and in rivers drift with the current They hatch after about three to four days After spawning the migratory fish return to estuaries to feed 1 References editFroese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2012 Pelecus cultratus in FishBase April 2012 version a b c d Freyhof J Kottelat M 2008 Pelecus cultratus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008 e T16494A5942384 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2008 RLTS T16494A5942384 en Retrieved 17 November 2021 Nicholas Bailly 2009 Nicolas Bailly ed Pelecus cultratus Linnaeus 1758 World Database of Marine Pisces World Register of Marine Species Retrieved March 12 2010 Liu Zhengwen Herzig Alois 1 October 1996 Food and feeding behaviour of a planktivorous cyprinid Pelecus cultratus L in a shallow eutrophic lake Neusiedler See Austria Hydrobiologia 333 2 71 77 doi 10 1007 BF00017569 ISSN 1573 5117 Retrieved 10 December 2023 a b Ziege Pelecus cultratus NatureGate Retrieved 14 December 2013 Distribution Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pelecus cultratus amp oldid 1189186391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
