Chinese Sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)

FishverifiedCritically Endangered

Acipenser sinensis

Gray, 1835

Chinese Sturgeon

Also known as: Sagami Sturgeon

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

from 0 m

Max size

3.46 m

Max weight

600 kg

Lifespan

33 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Chondrostei

Order

Acipenseriformes

Family

Acipenseridae

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White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)

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Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)

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Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)

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