FishverifiedCritically Endangered

Acipenser stellatus

Pallas, 1771

Sevruga

Also known as: Star Sturgeon, Starry Sturgeon, Stellate Sturgeon

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

10–100 m

Max size

2.5 m

Max weight

80 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

29 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Chondrostei

Order

Acipenseriformes

Family

Acipenseridae

Other species in Acipenseridae

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

Danube Sturgeon

Acipenser ruthenus

Sterlet

Acipenser desotoi

Greater Sturgeons

Acipenser transmontanus

White Sturgeon

Acipenser oxyrinchus

Atlantic Sturgeon

Acipenser sturio

Atlantic Sturgeon

Acipenser sinensis

Chinese Sturgeon

Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni

Amu Darya Sturgeon