sterlet

Acipenser ruthenus

Freshwater sturgeon from the Black Sea to Yenisei

sterlet is a freshwater fish found around Eurasia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 125 cm.

Class: Cartilaginous Ganoids
Order: Sturgeons and Paddlefishes
Family: Acipenseridae
Genus: Acipenser
Maximum length: 125 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eurasia: rivers draining to Black, Azov and Caspian Seas; Siberia from Ob eastward to Yenisei drainages. Introduced throughout Europe, without formation of self-sustaining populations.

Report a correction