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Acipenser medirostris Ayres, 1854

Green sturgeon
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Green sturgeon, Green sturgeon, Stutch'-un
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: of no interest | Ref:
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Not common in Puget Sound, Washington in 1895 (Ref. 28609). Rarely found in freshwater. Sport fishery for fish exceeding 100 cm in Delta Area of San Francisco Bay (Ref. 4563). Also Ref. 4925, 6885, 28553. Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1,2 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Common names from other countries

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and paddlefishes) > Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) > Acipenserinae
Etymology: Acipenser: Latin, acipenser = sturgeon, 1853 (Ref. 45335);  medirostris: The specific name is derived from medirostris, referring to its moderate snout (Ref. 1998).
  More on author: Ayres.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

seewasser; süßwasser; brackwasser demersal; anadrom (Ref. 120652); tiefenbereich 0 - 80 m (Ref. 50610).   Temperate; 10°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059); 65°N - 32°N, 166°W - 114°W (Ref. 54261)

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North America: Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska to Ensenada, Mexico. Considered vulnerable in Canada. The Asian population is now considered to be a separate species Acipenser mikadoi (Ref. 6866).

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?, range 162 - ? cm
Max length : 270 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 96339); common length : 130 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 12193); max. veröff. Gewicht: 159.0 kg (Ref. 2850); max. veröff. Alter: 60 Jahre (Ref. 72476)

Kurzbeschreibung Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie

Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 33 - 35; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 22 - 28. Characterized by a single row of 1 to 4 bony plates along the midventral line between the anus and the anal fin, and about 33 to 35 rays in the dorsal fin. Dorsal arises at posterior third of the total length; anal fin arises under posterior part of dorsal; pectorals originate low on the body just behind gill opening and are large and rounded; pelvic fins arise near the anus. Generally olive to dark green, lower parts more or less whitish green; a longitudinal olive-green stripe on side between lateral and ventrolateral plates, another on midventral surface; fins grayish to pale green (Ref. 27547). Barbels usually situated closer to mouth than to snout tip; coloration of scutes along side paler than skin (Ref. 86798).

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Found in estuaries, lower reaches of large rivers, and in salt or brackish water off river mouths (Ref. 5723). Probably spawns in fresh water (Ref. 27547). May cover considerable distances in the ocean (Ref. 27547). Edible but with a disagreeable taste and unpleasant odor (Ref. 1998).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

  stark gefährdet (EN) (A2bc); Date assessed: 14 September 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)


Bedrohung für Menschen

  Harmless




Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: weniger kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9.1 - 12.7, mean 10.6 (based on 50 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00324 (0.00142 - 0.00736), b=3.17 (2.99 - 3.35), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.52 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179):  niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (K=0.05-0.09).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (80 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.