Starry sturgeon
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Starry sturgeon | |
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Acipenser stellatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acipenseriformes |
Family: | Acipenseridae |
Genus: | Acipenser |
Species: | A. stellatus
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Binomial name | |
Acipenser stellatus Pallas 1771
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Starry sturgeon range.[3] | |
Synonyms[4][5] | |
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The starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus) also known as stellate sturgeon or sevruga (Drakul, Persian: اوزون برون, and Turkish: Uzun Burun, lit. 'long nosed'), is a species of sturgeon. It is native to the Black, Azov, Caspian and Aegean sea basins, but it has been extirpated from the last and it is predicted that the remaining natural population will follow soon due to overfishing.[1]
The starry sturgeon is an
It is considered
Description
The starry sturgeon reaches about 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb).[6] It is a slim-bodied fish easily distinguished from other sturgeons by its long, thin and straight snout. A row of five small barbels lies closer to the mouth than to the tip of the snout. The scales on the lateral line number between thirty and forty and these features distinguish this fish from the Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Its general colouring is dark greyish-green or brown with a pale underside. The scales on the lateral line are pale.[7] The maximum reported age for this species is 27 years.[6]
Biology
The starry sturgeon is a harmless species that feeds on fish, worms,
Uses
The starry sturgeon is an important commercial species of fish. It is one of the three most important species for caviar, see
The resilience of this species is low. The minimum population doubling time is 4.5 – 14 years.
See also
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ 2010. Acipenser stellatus. In: IUCN 2015. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. http://www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 18 July 2015.
- ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Acipenseridae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Acipenseridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Acipenser stellatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ a b "Stellate sturgeon: Acipenser stellatus (Pallas)". NatureGate. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
External links
- Media related to Acipenser stellatus at Wikimedia Commons