European sea sturgeon
Also known as Acipenser sturio, Atlantic sturgeon
Acipenser sturio, species of sturgeon found on most coasts of Europe.
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The European sea sturgeon is a large fish species found along most European coasts that belongs to the sturgeon family. It matters because sturgeon populations have historically been important to European fishing and ecosystems, though today many sturgeon species face conservation concerns.
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Critically EndangeredAtlantic sturegon
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassChondrostei
- OrderAcipenseriformes
- FamilyAcipenseridae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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The European sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio), also known as the Atlantic sturgeon or common sturgeon, is a species of sturgeon native to Europe. It was formerly abundant, being found in coastal habitats all over Europe. Most specifically, they reach the Black and Baltic Sea. It is anadromous and breeds in rivers. It is currently a critically endangered species. Although the name Baltic sturgeon sometimes has been used, it has now been established that sturgeon of the Baltic region are A. oxyrinchus, a species otherwise restricted to the Atlantic coast of North America.
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AcipenserAnimal taxa named by Carl LinnaeusCritically endangered biota of EuropeCritically endangered fishFauna listed on CITES Appendix IFish described in 1758Fish of the Atlantic OceanFish of the North SeaFreshwater fish of EuropeHabitats Directive speciesIUCN Red List critically endangered speciesMarine fish of Europe