- Russian sturgeon
Taxobox
name = Russian sturgeon
status = EN | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Acipenseriformes
familia =Acipenseridae
genus = "Acipenser "
species = "A. gueldenstaedtii"
binomial = "Acipenser gueldenstaedtii"
binomial_authority = Brandt, 1833
synonyms = The Russian sturgeon ("Acipenser gueldenstaedtii") is a species offish in theAcipenseridae family. It is found inAzerbaijan ,Bulgaria , Georgia,Iran ,Kazakhstan ,Romania ,Russia ,Turkey ,Turkmenistan , andUkraine . This fish can grow up to six feet and weigh almost 250lbs. Russian Sturgeon cannot mature and reproduce quickly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing.ource
* Sturgeon Specialist Group 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/232/all Acipenser gueldenstaedtii] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on
03 August 2007 . Oceans Alive (http.//www.oceansalive.org/eat.cfm?subnav=fishpage&fish=177)
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