Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande; anadrom (Ref. 26364). Temperate; 10°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059)
Asia: Endemic to the Amur River system. Two morphs, brown and gray, represent the species in the Amur River basin.
Occurrence in the Sea of Japan (Ref. 11102) needs confirmation.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm 108.8, range 96 - 125 cm
Max length : 300 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 40142); publicerad maxvikt: 190.0 kg (Ref. 40142); rapporterad maxålder: 65 år (Ref. 56448)
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Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 38 - 53; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 20 - 32. Body shields in 5 rows; dorsal shields 11 to 15, lateral shields 32 to 47 and ventral 7 to 10.
Adults occur in stretches of rivers with sandy or stony bottom. Feed on benthic organisms. Highly prized fish (Ref. 41072).
The gray morph females in the Amur River reproduce at least every four years (Ref. 40142).
IUCN, 1990. 1990 IUCN red list of threatened animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. 288 p. (Ref. 3881)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00269 (0.00167 - 0.00434), b=3.24 (3.11 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 22.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (tm=8-14; Fec=29,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (87 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 13.5 [7.7, 23.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.245 [0.148, 0.387] mg/100g; Protein = 17.5 [15.0, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.329 [0.180, 0.595] g/100g; Selenium = 23.9 [12.6, 47.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 4.56 [1.63, 12.77] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.469 [0.334, 0.657] mg/100g (wet weight);