Species in the Volga

     n= 118 (Incomplete)
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Species Name Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic Level Status
Abramis brama Freshwater bream Leuciscidae benthopelagic 82.0 TL 3.0 native
Acipenser baerii Siberian sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 200.0 TL 3.3 questionable
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Danube sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 236.0 TL 3.3 native
Acipenser nudiventris Fringebarbel sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 211.0 TL 3.3 native
Acipenser persicus Persian sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 255.0 TL 3.7 native
Acipenser ruthenus Sterlet sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 125.0 TL 3.6 native
Acipenser stellatus Starry sturgeon Acipenseridae demersal 250.0 TL 3.5 native
Alburnoides bipunctatus Schneider Leuciscidae benthopelagic 18.5 TL 2.9 native
Alburnoides rossicus Leuciscidae benthopelagic 3.1 native
Alburnus alburnus Bleak Leuciscidae benthopelagic 25.0 TL 2.7 native
Alburnus chalcoides Danube bleak Leuciscidae benthopelagic 40.0 TL 3.4 native
Alosa caspia Caspian shad Alosidae pelagic-neritic 32.0 TL 3.5 native
Alosa kessleri Caspian anadromous shad Alosidae pelagic-oceanic 52.0 SL 4.5 native
Alosa saposchnikowii Saposhnikovi shad Alosidae pelagic 38.1 TL 3.8 native
Alosa suworowi Alosidae pelagic 26.8 TL 3.7 native
Alosa volgensis Volga shad Alosidae pelagic 35.0 SL 3.8 native
Ameiurus nebulosus Brown bullhead Ictaluridae demersal 55.0 TL 3.7 introduced
Anguilla anguilla European eel Anguillidae demersal 133.0 TL 3.5 native
Babka gymnotrachelus Racer goby Gobiidae benthopelagic 16.2 TL 3.3 native
Ballerus ballerus Zope Leuciscidae benthopelagic 49.0 TL 3.2 native
Ballerus sapa White-eye bream Leuciscidae benthopelagic 35.0 TL 2.9 native
Barbatula barbatula Stone loach Nemacheilidae demersal 21.0 TL 2.6 native
Benthophilus casachicus Gobiidae demersal 7.6 TL 3.3 native
Benthophilus granulosus Granular pugolovka Gobiidae demersal 5.6 TL 3.2 native
Benthophilus leobergius Caspian stellate tadpole-goby Gobiidae demersal 14.3 TL 3.4 native
Benthophilus macrocephalus Caspian tadpole goby Gobiidae demersal 11.6 TL 3.3 native
Benthophilus magistri Azov tadpole goby Gobiidae demersal 8.4 TL 3.3 native
Benthophilus mahmudbejovi Small-spine tadpole-goby Gobiidae demersal 6.6 TL 3.2 native
Benthophilus stellatus Stellate tadpole-goby Gobiidae demersal 13.5 TL 3.7 native
Blicca bjoerkna White bream Leuciscidae demersal 45.5 TL 2.9 native
Carassius auratus Goldfish Cyprinidae benthopelagic 48.0 TL 2.8 questionable
Carassius carassius Crucian carp Cyprinidae demersal 64.0 TL 3.1 native
Carassius gibelio Prussian carp Cyprinidae benthopelagic 46.6 TL 2.5 native
Caspiomyzon wagneri Caspian lamprey Petromyzontidae demersal 55.3 TL 4.0 native
Caspiosoma caspium Caspian naked goby Gobiidae demersal 4.5 TL 3.3 native
Chondrostoma variabile Volga undermouth Leuciscidae benthopelagic 35.0 TL 2.5 native
Clupeonella caspia Caspian tyulka Ehiravidae pelagic-neritic 14.9 TL 3.0 native
Clupeonella cultriventris Black and Caspian Sea sprat Ehiravidae pelagic-neritic 14.5 TL 3.0 native
Clupeonella tscharchalensis Freshwater tyulka Ehiravidae pelagic 10.0 SL 3.0 native
Cobitis gladkovi Cobitidae benthopelagic 8.8 TL 3.2 native
Cobitis melanoleuca Cobitidae benthopelagic 20.0 TL 3.3 native
Cobitis taenia Spined loach Cobitidae benthopelagic 13.5 TL 3.3 native
Coregonus albula Vendace Salmonidae benthopelagic 48.0 TL 3.1 native
Coregonus baunti Salmonidae benthopelagic 3.4 questionable
Coregonus muksun Muksun Salmonidae benthopelagic 90.0 SL 3.5 native
Coregonus peled Peled Salmonidae demersal 50.0 TL 4.1 questionable
Coregonus vessicus Salmonidae benthopelagic 20.0 SL 3.3 native
Cottus gobio Bullhead Cottidae demersal 18.0 TL 3.2 native
Cottus koshewnikowi Cottidae benthopelagic 10.0 SL 3.3 native
Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp Xenocyprididae benthopelagic 150.0 TL 2.0 native
Cyprinus carpio Common carp Cyprinidae benthopelagic 120.0 TL 3.4 native
Esox lucius Northern pike Esocidae pelagic 150.0 TL 4.1 native
Eudontomyzon mariae Ukrainian brook lamprey Petromyzontidae demersal 22.2 TL 3.7 native
Gambusia holbrooki Eastern mosquitofish Poeciliidae benthopelagic 8.0 TL 3.1 questionable
Gobio gobio Gudgeon Gobionidae benthopelagic 21.0 TL 3.1 native
Gobio volgensis Gobionidae benthopelagic 9.2 SL 3.2 native
Gymnocephalus cernua Ruffe Percidae benthopelagic 25.0 TL 3.3 native
Hucho taimen Taimen Salmonidae benthopelagic 200.0 SL 4.5 native
Huso huso Beluga Acipenseridae pelagic-neritic 800.0 TL 4.4 native
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis Bighead carp Xenocyprididae benthopelagic 146.0 SL 2.8 questionable
Hyrcanogobius bergi Volga dwarf goby Gobiidae demersal 3.6 SL 3.2 native
Ictalurus punctatus Channel catfish Ictaluridae demersal 132.0 TL 4.2 questionable
Ictiobus bubalus Smallmouth buffalo Catostomidae demersal 112.0 TL 3.0 introduced
Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth buffalo Catostomidae benthopelagic 123.0 TL 3.1 introduced
Ictiobus niger Black buffalo Catostomidae demersal 123.0 TL 3.4 questionable
Knipowitschia caucasica Caucasian dwarf goby Gobiidae demersal 5.0 TL 3.3 native
Knipowitschia longecaudata Longtail dwarf goby Gobiidae demersal 5.0 TL 3.4 native
Lampetra fluviatilis River lamprey Petromyzontidae demersal 50.0 TL 4.5 native
Lampetra planeri European brook lamprey Petromyzontidae demersal 20.5 TL 3.8 native
Leucaspius delineatus Belica Leuciscidae pelagic 9.0 SL 3.2 native
Leuciscus aspius Asp Leuciscidae benthopelagic 120.0 TL 4.5 native
Leuciscus idus Ide Leuciscidae benthopelagic 85.0 SL 3.8 native
Leuciscus leuciscus Common dace Leuciscidae benthopelagic 40.0 TL 2.9 native
Lota lota Burbot Lotidae demersal 152.0 TL 3.8 native
Luciobarbus brachycephalus Aral barbel Cyprinidae benthopelagic 105.0 TL 2.8 native
Luciobarbus capito Bulatmai barbel Cyprinidae benthopelagic 105.0 TL 2.8 native
Mesogobius nonultimus Gobiidae demersal 34.5 SL 3.6 native
Micropterus salmoides Largemouth black bass Centrarchidae benthopelagic 97.0 TL 3.8 introduced
Misgurnus fossilis Weatherfish Cobitidae demersal 30.7 TL 3.4 native
Mylopharyngodon piceus Black carp Xenocyprididae demersal 180.0 TL 3.2 questionable
Neogobius fluviatilis Monkey goby Gobiidae benthopelagic 20.0 SL 3.4 native
Neogobius melanostomus Round goby Gobiidae demersal 35.0 TL 3.3 native
Neogobius pallasi Caspian sand goby Gobiidae benthopelagic 20.0 SL 3.3 native
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Pink salmon Salmonidae demersal 76.0 TL 4.5 questionable
Oncorhynchus keta Chum salmon Salmonidae benthopelagic 100.0 FL 3.7 questionable
Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout Salmonidae benthopelagic 122.0 TL 4.1 questionable
Osmerus eperlanus European smelt Osmeridae pelagic-neritic 45.0 TL 3.5 questionable
Parabramis pekinensis White amur bream Xenocyprididae benthopelagic 55.0 TL 2.0 questionable
Pelecus cultratus Sichel Leuciscidae pelagic 60.0 TL 3.6 native
Perca fluviatilis European perch Percidae demersal 60.0 SL 4.2 native
Perccottus glenii Chinese sleeper Odontobutidae demersal 25.0 TL 3.6 questionable
Phoxinus phoxinus Eurasian minnow Leuciscidae demersal 14.0 TL 3.2 native
Poecilia reticulata Guppy Poeciliidae benthopelagic 6.0 SL 3.2 questionable
Polyodon spathula Mississippi paddlefish Polyodontidae demersal 221.0 TL 3.4 questionable
Ponticola gorlap Caspian bighead goby Gobiidae demersal 32.6 TL 3.8 native
Proterorhinus marmoratus Tubenose goby Gobiidae demersal 11.5 TL 3.5 native
Proterorhinus nasalis Eastern tubenose goby Gobiidae demersal 9.0 SL 3.3 native
Pseudorasbora parva Stone moroko Gobionidae benthopelagic 12.5 TL 3.1 native
Pungitius platygaster Southern ninespine stickleback Gasterosteidae benthopelagic 6.0 SL 3.5 native
Pungitius pungitius Ninespine stickleback Gasterosteidae benthopelagic 9.0 TL 3.3 questionable
Rhodeus amarus European bitterling Acheilognathidae benthopelagic 11.2 TL 3.0 native
Rhynchocypris percnura Lake minnow Leuciscidae benthopelagic 18.5 SL 3.2 native
Romanogobio albipinnatus White-finned gudgeon Gobionidae benthopelagic 13.0 TL 3.3 native
Rutilus caspicus Caspian roach Leuciscidae benthopelagic 45.0 SL 3.4 native
Rutilus frisii Kutum Leuciscidae benthopelagic 70.0 TL 3.4 native
Rutilus rutilus Roach Leuciscidae benthopelagic 50.2 TL 3.4 native
Salmo ciscaucasicus Caspian salmon Salmonidae benthopelagic 130.0 SL 3.8 native
Salmo trutta Sea trout Salmonidae pelagic-neritic 140.0 SL 3.4 native
Sander lucioperca Pike-perch Percidae pelagic 100.0 SL 4.0 native
Sander volgensis Volga pikeperch Percidae demersal 40.0 SL 4.1 native
Scardinius erythrophthalmus Rudd Leuciscidae benthopelagic 61.7 TL 2.9 native
Silurus glanis Wels catfish Siluridae benthopelagic 273.0 TL 4.4 native
Squalius cephalus Chub Leuciscidae benthopelagic 60.0 SL 2.7 native
Stenodus leucichthys Sheefish Salmonidae demersal 150.0 TL 4.1 native
Syngnathus abaster Black-striped pipefish Syngnathidae demersal 22.1 SL 3.2 native
Thymallus thymallus Grayling Salmonidae benthopelagic 60.0 TL 3.1 native
Tinca tinca Tench Tincidae demersal 70.0 SL 2.8 native
Vimba vimba Vimba bream Leuciscidae benthopelagic 50.0 TL 3.3 native
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