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Common tyulka

Clupeonella cultriventris (von Nordmann, 1840)

Status not recordedbony fish

The common tyulka (Clupeonella cultriventris) is a species in the family Ehiravidae, order Clupeiformes.

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Quick facts about the common tyulka

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common tyulka live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the common tyulka as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Belarus
  2. Russia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the common tyulka endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common tyulka classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderClupeiformes
  5. familyEhiravidae
  6. genusClupeonella
  7. SpeciesClupeonella cultriventris (von Nordmann, 1840)

Synonyms Clupea cultriventris, Clupea cultriventris var. tscharchalensis, Clupea delicatula, Clupeonella cultiventris, Clupeonella delicatula, Clupeonella delicatula azovi, Clupeonella delicatula cultriventris

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Azov sea spratEnglish
  • Black and Caspian sea spratEnglish
  • Black sea spratEnglish
  • ЦацаBulgarian
  • kilka obecnáCzech
  • Kaspisk sildDanish
  • Kaspische SprotteGerman
  • espadín del Mar NegroSpanish
  • كيلكاPersian
  • asovankilkaFinnish
  • clupeonelleFrench
  • Közönséges kilkaHungarian
  • Papaline del CaspioItalian
  • juodosios jūros kilkėLithuanian
  • Zwarte-ZeesprotDutch
  • tiulkaPolish
  • Espadilha-do-Mar-NegroPortuguese
  • ТюлькаRussian
  • črnomorski sledSlovenian
  • Kaspisk SkarpsillSwedish
  • FlisaTurkish
  • Тюлька звичайнаUkrainian
  • ClupéonelleFrench
  • kilka zwyczajnaPolish
  • Каспийская килькаRussian
  • Тюлька черноморско-азовскаяRussian
  • тюлька черноморско-каспийскаяRussian
  • Черноморско-азовская тюлькаRussian
  • Черноморско-каспийская тюлькаRussian
  • tirsiTurkish
  • Tülka balığıTurkish
  • Тюлька чорноморськаUkrainian
  • Тюлька чорноморсько-азовськаUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common tyulka

Other species in the same genus Clupeonella.

Abrau sprat

Clupeonella abrau

EhiravidaeNo free photo yet

Anchovy sprat

Clupeonella engrauliformis

EhiravidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the common tyulka an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the common tyulka as introduced in 2 countries: Belarus and Russia, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the common tyulka?

The common tyulka (Clupeonella cultriventris) belongs to the family Ehiravidae in the order Clupeiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common tyulka (Clupeonella cultriventris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-tyulka

MLA

“Common tyulka (Clupeonella cultriventris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-tyulka.

BibTeX
@misc{common_tyulka_2026,
  title = {Common tyulka (Clupeonella cultriventris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-tyulka},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}