dwarf sturgeon

Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni

Critically Endangered Sturgeon in the Record

Temperate
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Asia (unspecified)
Medium
Temperate fish

The dwarf sturgeon, little shovelnose sturgeon, or small Amu-Darya shovelnose sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni) is a species of fish in the family Acipenseridae. It is found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and probably in Tajikistan.

Class: Cartilaginous Ganoids
Order: Sturgeons and Paddlefishes
Family: Acipenseridae
Genus: Pseudoscaphirhynchus
Maximum length: 27.5 cm
Distribution: Former USSR and Asia: Endemic to the basin of Amu Dariya and Sir Dariya rivers. Registered in the 1984 USSR Red Book; 1985 Turkmen SSR Red Data Book; 1996 IUCN Red List (Ref. 35930 ).
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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