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Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771

Starry sturgeon
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Russian Federation country information

Common names: Sevryuga, Stellate sturgeon, Севрюга
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: The main spawning river is the Ural (Ref. 26334). Reported from the following river drainages: Don (Ref. 58293), Volga (Ref. 58297) and Kuban River (Ref. 58296). This has been translocated to areas within the country for aquaculture however, it failed to establish populations in areas where it has been transplanted to (Ref. 45022). Also Ref. 3561. EurRus
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Reshetnikov, Y.S., N.G. Bogutskaya, E.D. Vasil'eva, E.A. Dorofeeva, A.M. Naseka, O.A. Popova, K.A. Savvaitova, V.G. Sideleva and L.I. Sokolov, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Esturgeon étoilé, Esturión estrellado, Севрюга, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Chondrostei (sturgeons) > Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and paddlefishes) > Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) > Acipenserinae
Etymology: Acipenser: Latin, acipenser = sturgeon, 1853 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Pallas.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - 100 m.   Temperate; 10°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059); 61°N - 36°N, 13°E - 54°E

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