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Scientific Name Acipenser baerii  Brandt, 1869
Common Names Siberian Sturgeon
Sibirischer Stoer (Germany)
Type Locality Ob and Lena river systems, Siberia, Russia.
Etymology Acipenser: Latin name for sturgeon,. 
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Size 2000mm or 78.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Former USSR and Asia: Siberia, rivers Ob, Irtysh, Yenisei, Lena, Kolyma. Some non-migratory populations exist in the Irtysh River system. Insufficiently known and artificially propagated. Endangered in the Indigirka river. International trade restricted (CITES Appendix II, since 1.4.1998).
IUCN Red List Category Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Other Parameters May occur in brackish as well as freshwater.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Mélanges biologiques v. 7, pp 115.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 08:25 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 14:17)