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Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)
FishverifiedCritically Endangered

Acipenser sturio

Linnaeus, 1758

Atlantic Sturgeon

Also known as: Baltic Sturgeon, Common Sturgeon, Sea Sturgeon, Sturgeon, European Sturgeon, European Sea Sturgeon

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About
Habitat

Demersal

Depth

4–93 m

Max size

6 m

Max weight

400 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

100 yrs

Taxonomy
Class

Chondrostei

Order

Acipenseriformes

Family

Acipenseridae

Other species in Acipenseridae
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Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)

Acipenser ruthenus

Sterlet

Greater Sturgeons (Acipenser desotoi)

Acipenser desotoi

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Sevruga (Acipenser stellatus)

Acipenser stellatus

Sevruga

White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)

Acipenser transmontanus

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Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)

Acipenser oxyrinchus

Atlantic Sturgeon

Chinese Sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)

Acipenser sinensis

Chinese Sturgeon

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Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni

Amu Darya Sturgeon

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