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| Scientific Name | Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771 |
| Common Names | Starry Sturgeon Sternhausen (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Ascending [northern] rivers from Caspain Sea (Russia). |
| Etymology | Acipenser: Latin name for sturgeon,. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2200mm or 86.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Europe, Former USSR and Asia: Basins of the Black, Azov, and Caspian seas; rare in Adriatic Sea. Status intermediate; artificially propagated. Appendix III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna). International trade restricted (CITES II, since 1.4.98; CMS Appendix II). Maybe extinct in Aegean sea. Occurrence in Evros or Maritza River along the coasts of North Aegean Sea is doubtful. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des russischen Reiches, pp 460. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2023 Dec 04 03:07 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 14:18) |