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Acipenser gueldenstaedtii (Azov-Black sea sturgeon; Danube sturgeon; Kura sturgeon; Osetr; Persian sturgeon; Russian sturgeon)

Synonyms: Acipenser aculeatus; Acipenser colchicus; Acipenser gueldenstadti colchica; Acipenser gueldenstadtii; Acipenser gueldenstaedti; Acipenser gueldenstaedti colchicus; Acipenser gueldenstaedti colchicus danubicus; Acipenser gueldenstaedti golis; Acipenser gueldenstaedti longirostris; Acipenser gueldenstaedti scaber; Acipenser gueldenstaedti tanaica; Acipenser gueldenstaedtii colchicus; Acipenser gueldenstaedtii scobar; Acipenser guldenstadti; Acipenser guldenstaedti
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) is a species of fish in the Acipenseridae family. It is found in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine. This fish can grow up to six feet and weigh almost 250 lbs. Russian Sturgeon cannot mature and reproduce quickly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing.
View Wikipedia Record: Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  139.44 lbs (63.25 kg)
Female Maturity [3]  14 years 2 months
Male Maturity [1]  12 years 2 months
Brood Dispersal [2]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [2]  Lithophils
Brood Guarder [2]  No
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Maximum Longevity [3]  46 years
Migration [4]  Anadromous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Astrakhanskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik Ia 167827 Astrakhan, Russia
Karadagskiy Zapovednik Nature Zapovednik 13876 Ukraine  
Khazar Zapovednik State Nature Reserve Ia 658105 Turkmenistan  
Okskiy Biosphere Reserve 190748 Russia  

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Acanthocephalus anguillae[5]
Acanthocephalus clavula[5]
Amphilina foliacea[5]
Anisakis schupakovi <Unverified Name>[5]
Ascarophis ovotrichuria <Unverified Name>[5]
Bothrimonus fallax[5]
Capillaria tuberculata <Unverified Name>[5]
Capillospirura argumentosa <Unverified Name>[5]
Capillospirura ovotrichuria <Unverified Name>[5]
Contracaecum aduncum[5]
Contracaecum bidentatum <Unverified Name>[5]
Corynosoma strumosum[5]
Cucullanus sphaerocephalus <Unverified Name>[5]
Cyclozona acipenserina <Unverified Name>[5]
Cystoopsis acipenseris <Unverified Name>[5]
Diclybothrium armatum[5]
Diplostomum spathaceum[5]
Dogielina inexpectata <Unverified Name>[5]
Eubothrium acipenserinum[5]
Eustrongylides excisus <Unverified Name>[5]
Hysterothylacium bidentatum <Unverified Name>[5]
Hysterothylacium gadi <Unverified Name>[5]
Lecithochirium musculus[5]
Leptorhynchoides plagicephalus[5]
Nitzschia sturionis[5]
Piscicapillaria tuberculata <Unverified Name>[5]
Proteocephalus skorikowi <Unverified Name>[5]
Skrjabinopsolus acipenseris <Unverified Name>[5]
Skrjabinopsolus minor <Unverified Name>[5]
Skrjabinopsolus semiarmatus[5]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

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Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Apenheul Primate Park
Aqua Zoo Friesland
Dierenpark Amersfoort
Dierenpark Wissel
GaiaPark, Kerkrade Zoo
Rotterdam Zoo
Zoo de Fuengirola (Rain Forest SL)

Distribution

Aegean Sea; Asia - Inland waters; Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic, Northeast; Austria; Azerbaijan; Baltic Sea; Black Sea; Bulgaria; Caspian Sea; China; Danube; Dneper; Dnester; Don; Eurasia: Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea, entering all main rivers that empty into them (Don, Kuban, Danube, Dnieper (rare), Dniester) (Ref. 9953). Introduced throughout Europe. Considered critically endangered (Ref. 59043). International trade restricted (<b>CITES</b> II, since 1.4.98; <b>CMS</b> Appendix II).; Eurasia: Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea, entering all main rivers that empty into them (Don, Kuban, Danube, Dnieper (rare), Dniester). International trade restricted (<b>CITES</b> II, since 1.4.98; <b>CMS</b> Appendix II).; Europe - Inland waters; Georgia; Germany, Fed. Rep.; Iran (Islamic Rep. of); Kazakhstan; Kuban River; Latvia; Lithuania; Mediterranean and Black Sea; Palearctic; Romania; Russian Federation; Sea of Azov; Sea of Marmara; Serbia and Montenegro; Sweden; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Volga;

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Citations

Species recognized by , , FishBase in Catalog of Life 2011
Endangered Status provided by IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2 <www.iucnredlist.org> Downloaded on 11 April 2013.
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Grenouillet, G. & Schmidt-Kloiber., A.; 2006; Fish Indicator Database. Euro-limpacs project, Workpackage 7 - Indicators of ecosystem health, Task 4, www.freshwaterecology.info, version 5.0 (accessed on July 3, 2012). ♦ 3Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495. ♦ 4Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011