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> Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and paddlefishes) > Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) > Acipenserinae
Etymology: Acipenser: Latin, acipenser = sturgeon, 1853 (Ref. 45335); gueldenstaedtii: Named for Johann Anton Güldenstädt (1745-1781)..

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

marino; acqua dolce; salmastro demersale; anadromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 100 m, usually 10 - 25 m. Temperate; 10°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059); 61°N - 35°N, 26°E - 54°E

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Eurasia: Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea basins. Introduced throughout Europe.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 236 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 59043); common length : 145 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3561); peso massimo pubblicato: 115.0 kg (Ref. 6866); Età massima riportata: 46 anni (Ref. 3561)

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Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 27 - 48; Raggi anali molli: 16 - 35. Under the name A. g. colchicus. Lower lip not continuous, interrupted at center. Five rows of scutes: dorsal 7-19, lateral 24-44 on each side, ventral 6-13 on each side, with lines of smaller stellate bony plates between the dorsal and ventral rows. Color of back olivaceous grey, flanks lighter, and belly white.

Anadromous and freshwater populations exist. At the sea, it occurs in shallow coastal and estuarine zones. In freshwaters, it inhabits deep parts of large rivers with moderate to swift current (Ref. 59043). Found mainly near the shore over sand and mud. Usually solitary, but swarms when hibernating or during spawning migrations. Occasionally forms schools (Ref. 3241). Feeds on benthic molluscs, crustaceans and small fishes. Spawns on stone or gravel bottom in large and deep rivers with strong current, 1-1.5 m/s (Ref. 59043). Mainly propagated through artificial reproduction.

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Under the name A. g. colchicus. Spawns in rivers. Natural spawning not extensive, maintained chiefly by artificial propagation. Enters rivers from April to June (a few in autumn).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Sokolov, L.I. and L.S. Berdicheskii, 1989. Acipenseridae. p. 150-153. In J. Holcík (ed.) The freshwater fishes of Europe. Vol. 1, Part II. General introduction to fishes Acipenseriformes. AULA-Verlag Wiesbaden. 469 p. (Ref. 9953)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Critically Endangered (CR) (A2bcde); Date assessed: 14 September 2019

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Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; Acquacoltura: commerciale; Acquario: Acquari pubblici

FAO - Aquaculture systems: production; pesca: landings, species profile; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 10.7 - 15.9, mean 13.8 °C (based on 32 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00268 - 0.00711), b=3.12 (2.99 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.

Resilienza (Ref. 120179): Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (tm=11; Fec = 26,000).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (87 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): High vulnerability (62 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 14.6 [8.4, 25.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.247 [0.150, 0.396] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [14.9, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.342 [0.189, 0.611] g/100g; Selenium = 23.6 [12.0, 45.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 5.63 [1.97, 16.00] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.512 [0.365, 0.722] mg/100g (wet weight);

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833