1470 Clupeonella cultriventris (Nordmann, 1840) Ehiravidae River sprats Clupeiformes Teleostei Black and Caspian Sea sprat Eurasia: Black Sea (northwestern parts), Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea, also most of the affluent rivers of the area, reaching as far as 60 km inland. Also, Lake Palaeostomi (Bulgaria) and in Bay of Feodosiya (Romania), also Lake Apolyont (Turkey) (Ref. 188). Previously, two subspecies were recognized by some: <i>Clupeonella cultriventris cultriventris</i> (Nordmann, 1840) from the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov and <i>Clupeonella cultriventris caspia</i> (Svetovidov, 1941) from the Caspian Sea (Ref. 26334, 39702). ISH 5001-1979 Clupeonella cultriventris AMNH 20367 1955 Clupeonella delicatula AMNH 10125 1957 Clupeonella delicatula ZMH 2221 1963 Clupeonella cultiventris AMNH 36491 1970 Clupeonella delicatula 52 N 28 E 2006 Clupeonella cultriventris 52 N 26 E 2006 Clupeonella cultriventris