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The sterlet (Huso ruthenus) is a relatively small species of sturgeon from Eurasia native to large rivers that flow into the Black Sea, Azov Sea, and Caspian Sea, as well as rivers in Siberia as far east as Yenisei. Populations migrating between fresh and salt water (anadromous) have been extirpated. It is also known as the sterlet sturgeon.
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The sterlet (*Acipenser ruthenus*) is a species of fish within the family Acipenseridae and order Acipenseriformes. It belongs to the class Chondrostei and phylum Chordata, with the genus *Acipenser* serving as its parent taxon. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is currently accepted in taxonomic records. Common names for this organism include sterlet, jeseter malý, sterletti, and sterlett.
Sterlets inhabit brackish and freshwater environments. The species holds an Endangered status on the IUCN Red List, a designation recorded in 2022. Its classification and description have been referenced in sources such as the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language.
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Species
Endangeredsterlet
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassChondrostei
- OrderAcipenseriformes
- FamilyAcipenseridae
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- Endangered status
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- Acipenser ruthenus
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- Acipenser ruthenus
- described by source
- Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
- taxon common name
- kečiga
- short name
- A. ruthenus
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