Saberfish* (P. Culturatus (L.)) – anadromous, schooling fish of the carp family (Cyprinidae). Its body length is up to 50 cm, and its weight is up to 500–600 g. Lives mostly in the lower reaches of rivers and reservoirs. Propagates at the age of 3–4 years. In spring it runs for spawning to rivers from early May to mid- June. The fish eggs are pelagic. Fertility is 10–58 thou eggs. The fries feed on zooplankton, the adult fish, apart from zooplankton, feed on air insects and fish larvae. In the sea, it made regular daily vertical migrations. Most widespread in the basins of the Baltic, Black, Azov, Caspian, and Aral Seas. A commercial fish, it is caught during spawning runs.
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Zonn, I.S., Glantz, M.H., Kostianoy, A.G., Kosarev, A.N. (2009). S. In: The Aral Sea Encyclopedia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85088-5_18
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