Species
Critically Endangeredsevruga
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassChondrostei
- OrderAcipenseriformes
- FamilyAcipenseridae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations19
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The starry sturgeon (Huso stellatus), also known as the stellate sturgeon or sevruga (Drakul, Persian: اوزون برون, and Turkish: Uzun Burun, lit. 'long nosed'), is a species of sturgeon. It is native to the Black, Azov, Caspian and Aegean sea basins, but it has been extirpated from the last and it is predicted that the remaining natural population will follow soon due to overfishing.
The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn.
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AcipenserCritically endangered biota of EuropeCritically endangered fauna of AsiaCritically endangered fishFauna listed on CITES Appendix IIFish described in 1771Fish of Central AsiaFish of EuropeFish of the Black SeaFish of the Caspian SeaFish of the Sea of AzovIUCN Red List critically endangered species