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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. |
| Synonym(s) | Acipenser baeri baicalensis, Acipenser baeri chatys, Acipenser baeri stenorrhynchus, Acipenser baerii baerii, Acipenser baerii baikalensis, Acipenser baieri, Acipenser stenorrhynchus, Acipenser stenorrhynchus baicalensis, Acipenser stenorrhynchus baicalensis |
| Etymology | Acipenser: Latin name for sturgeon,. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2000mm or 78.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Mélanges biologiques v. 7, pp 115. |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:22.117.970.5414 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 14:17) |