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| Scientific Name | Huso gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 |
| Common Names | Danube Sturgeon Waxdick (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Caspian Sea and tributaries; Black Sea. |
| Synonym(s) | Acipenser aculeatus, Acipenser brevirostris, Acipenser colchicus, Acipenser gueldenstadti colchica, Acipenser gueldenstadti colchica, Acipenser gueldenstadtii, Acipenser gueldenstaedti acutirostris, Acipenser gueldenstaedti colchicus, Acipenser gueldenstaedti golis, Acipenser gueldenstaedti longirostris, Acipenser gueldenstaedti scaber, Acipenser gueldenstaedti tanaica, Acipenser gueldenstaedti tanaica, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii colchicus, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii gueldenstaedtii, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii scobar, Acipenser guldenstadti, Acipenser guldenstaedti, Acipenser macrophthalmus |
| Etymology | gueldenstaedtii: Named for Johann Anton Güldenstädt (1745-1781). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2350mm or 92.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Eurasia: Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea, entering all main rivers that empty into them (Don, Kuban, Danube, Dnieper (rare), Dniester). International trade restricted (CITES II, since 1.4.98; CMS Appendix II). |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Medizinische Zoologie v. 2, pp 13, Pl. 3 (figs. 2, 2A-E). |
| 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:22.117.1000.5415 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jul 23 02:43 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 14:18) |