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The Russian sturgeon, scientifically named *Acipenser gueldenstaedtii*, is a species of fish within the family Acipenseridae. It belongs to the order Acipenseriformes, class Chondrostei, and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Brandt & Ratzeburg in 1833 and is also referred to as the Danube sturgeon. Its parent taxon is *Acipenser*.
This organism inhabits marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. The IUCN Red List classifies the Russian sturgeon as Critically Endangered, a status recorded in 2022. The taxon name is accepted in biological databases.
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Species
Critically EndangeredDanube sturgeon
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassChondrostei
- OrderAcipenseriformes
- FamilyAcipenseridae
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- Critically Endangered
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- venäjänsampi
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- A. gueldenstaedtii
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Encyclopedic overview
The Russian sturgeon (Huso gueldenstaedtii), also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon, is a species of fish in the family Acipenseridae. It is found in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine. It is also found in the Caspian Sea. This fish can grow up to about 235 cm (93 in) and weigh 115 kg (254 lb). Russian sturgeon mature and reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing.
Prior to 2025, it was placed in the genus Acipenser, but this placement was found to be paraphyletic, and it is more accurately placed in the genus Huso.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Russian sturgeon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.