Crimea shemaya [SEP] parent taxon
Alburnus mentoides
Alburnus mentoides is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus "Alburnus" that is endemic to Crimea (Black and Azov Sea basins) in Ukraine. This freshwater fish grows up to a length of (SL).
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Sea water temperatures off Berdyansk are higher than the Black Sea coast of the Crimea and the Caucasus. Already in May, the water warms up to , and in June it can reach . In the sea there are more than 70 fish species amongst them great sturgeon, Russian sturgeon, starred sturgeon, Azov turbot, haarder, mullets, kilka, anchovy, sea roach, shemaya and various species of gobies. There are predators too, pike perch and sterlet. The phytoplankton