Sakhalin sturgeon

The Sakhalin sturgeon is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Sakhalin sturgeon (Acipenser mikadoi) is a species of fish in the Acipenseridae family. It is found in China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia. Source - * Sturgeon Specialist Group 1996. Acipenser mikadoi. More

Sakhalin sturgeon in comparison with other Trans-Pacific sturgeon species to describe the evolutionary relationships among these species. More

Acipenser mikadoi, Sakhalin sturgeon, Sakhalin stör (EN). Acipenser multiscutatus, ... http://www.bvet.admin.ch/artenschutz/d/vollzugshilfen/as114/acipenseriformes/artenliste_acipenseriformes.htm Acipenseriformes (Störe): ...- ... II. Acipenser medirostris. Grüner Stör. Esturgeon vert. Kanada, USA. II. Acipenser mikadoi. (Sakhalin Sturgeon). Japan, Russland. II. Acipenser naccarii. Adria-Stör. More

The Sakhalin sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris Ayres) inhabits the basin of the northern part of the Pacific Ocean, rivers of the Primorsky Territory and Sakhalin. It is protected by the State. More

The Sakhalin sturgeon inhabits the Sea of Japan up to the Korean Peninsula and waters to the North of the Hokkaido Island. More

Asian forms (including the Sakhalin sturgeon of Russia) of the green sturgeon can be considered a separate species (Acipenser mikadoi) from the North American green sturgeon," the petition's executive summary states. "Regardless of taxonomy, the green sturgeon appears to be in trouble throughout its range. More

Common names

Acipenser mikadoi in Italian (Italiano)
Chôzame in Japanese (日本語)
green sturgeon in Unknown
Jeseter severní in Czech (česky)
Mikadosampi in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Sakhalin sturgeon in English
short-nose sturgeon in Unknown
сахалинский осетр in Russian (русский язык)
米氏鱘 in Mandarin Chinese
米氏鲟 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Acipenseriformes
Family : Acipenseridae
Genus : Acipenser
Species : Acipenser medirostris
Authority : Hilgendorf, 1892