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Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)
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Acipenseridae

Chinese sturgeon

Acipenser sinensis

Returning to the Jinsha after ten years at sea

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

Chinese sturgeon is a migratory fish from Northwest Pacific. Records give a maximum length of 346 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Maximum length
346 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: China and Japan (Sagami Sea) (Ref. 4537 ). Reported from Korea (Ref. 12218 ). Pearl River and Chinese sea (Ref. 42845 ).
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered

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