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Acipenseridae
Amur sturgeon
Acipenser schrenckii
Amur endemic with brown and gray morphs
- Temperate
- Local endemic species
- Restricted distribution
- East Asia
- Elongated
- Large
- Temperate fish
Temperate
Restricted distribution
Elongated
LargeAmur sturgeon is a freshwater fish found around Asia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 300 cm.
- Family
- Acipenseridae
- Genus
- Acipenser
- Maximum length
- 300 cm
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Asia: Endemic to the Amur River system. Two morphs, brown and gray, represent the species in the Amur River basin. Occurrence in the Sea of Japan (Ref. 11102 ) needs confirmation.
- Conservation status
- CRCritically Endangered
Class
Family
Conservation status
