Pelecus cultratus; Print; Pelecus cultratus; commonly known as the ziege; sichel; sabre carp or sabrefish; is a cyprinid fish species from Eastern Europe and adjacent Asian regions; the only one in its genus; inhabiting the lower reaches of rivers and brackish waters in the eastern Baltic Sea; Black Sea; Caspian Sea and Aral Sea basins. The ziege having no major threats; the IUCN lists it as being of Least Concern.; 1726