Russian sturgeon
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| Russian sturgeon | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acipenseriformes |
| Family: | Acipenseridae |
| Genus: | Acipenser |
| Species: | A. gueldenstaedtii |
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| Acipenser gueldenstaedtii J. F. Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 |
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The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) is a species of fish in the Acipenseridae family. It is found in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine. This fish can grow up to six feet and weigh almost 250 lbs. Russian Sturgeon cannot mature and reproduce quickly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing.
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[edit] Source
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Acipenser gueldenstaedtii" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
- Sturgeon Specialist Group 1996. Acipenser gueldenstaedtii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007. Oceans Alive (http.//www.oceansalive.org/eat.cfm?subnav=fishpage&fish=177)
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