| Caspian kutum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Rutilus |
| Species: | R. kutum
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| Binomial name | |
| Rutilus kutum (Kamensky, 1901)
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 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2014) |
The Caspian kutum (Rutilus kutum) or Caspian white fish[1] is a member of the family Cyprinidae from brackish water habitats of the Caspian Sea and from its freshwater tributaries. It is typically a medium-sized fish, reaching 45–55 cm in length, rarely 70 cm, and weighing up to 4.00 kg, rarely 5.00 kg. It used to be very common and was harvested commercially. The population seems to have collapsed due to overfishing and marine pollution. Its flesh and roe are enjoyed as food, and highly prized in the Gilan and Mazandaran provinces in Iran.[2]
- ^ Ghasemi, M; Zamani, H; Hosseini, SM; Haghighi Karsidani, S; Bergmann, SM (2014). "Caspian White Fish (Rutilus frisii kutum) as a host for Spring Viraemia of Carp Virus". Vet Microbiol. 170 (3–4): 408–13. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.02.032. PMID 24685241.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rutilus kutum". FishBase. August 2011 version.