Sturgeon

The wedge-shaped head of this sturgeon ends in a long point.

The Sturgeon lives in the demersal, anadromous, freshwater, brackish, marine, pH range: 7.5, dH range: 10 - 20, depth range 4 - 93 m , usually 5 - 60 m environment.

The Sturgeon is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Sturgeon is the common name used for some 26 species of fish in the family Acipenseridae, including the genera Acipenser, Huso, Scaphirhynchus and Pseudoscaphirhynchus. More

White Sturgeon at Vancouver Aquarium Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3. More

Sturgeons are primitive fishes with rows of bony, armorlike plates on their sides and a skeleton of cartilage rather than bones. Their tail is heterocercal, the backbone extending into the larger, upper lobe of the tail. More

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Two species of sturgeons found in United States coastal waters. (a) Two species of sturgeons found in United States coastal waters. (a) Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus). (b) Short-nosed sturgeon (A. brevirostrus). More

Sturgeons are the largest freshwater fish in the world, the largest on record reaching 25 feet! There are 24 different species of sturgeon found in Russia, Northern Europe, Asia, the United States and Canada. More

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In salt water, sturgeon range from Ensanada, Mexico to the Gulf of Alaska. The larger river systems on the west coast host spawning runs. The Columbia-Williamette, the Sacramento-San Joaquin, and the Umpqua are the most notable. Smaller populations can be found in the Russian, Klamath, Rogue and Coquille systems. More

The largest of the Iowa sturgeons is the lake, or rock sturgeon. It is quite rare in our waters. These fish live to be very old, and specimens approaching 50 years have been reported. The most common sturgeon in Iowa is the shovelnose or hackleback. More

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Occasionally, the lake sturgeon's dark form can be discerned in reedy shallows or near river mouths. The glimpse is as rare as it is startling. More

Common names

Acipenser sturio in Italian (Italiano)
Acipenser sturio in Spanish (español)
Açl mersine in Turkish (Türkçe)
Adano in Italian (Italiano)
Akipissios in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Akipissios in Greek, Modern (1453)
Almindelig stør in Danish (dansk)
An bradán fearna in Gaelic, Irish
An bradán fearna in Irish (Gaeilge)
Asetras in Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba)
Asetras in Lituanian
Astourion in French (français)
Astouriou in French (français)
Atlantic sturegon in English
Atlantic sturgeon in English
Atlanticheskii osetr in Russian (русский язык)
Atlantichka esetra in Bulgarian (български език)
Atlantinis ersketas in Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba)
Atlantinis ersketas in Lituanian
Atlantiskˇ osetr in Russian (русский язык)
Atlantiskÿ osetr in Russian (русский язык)
Atlanto ersketas in Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba)
Atlanto ersketas in Lituanian
Atlantska jesetra in Serbian (српски језик)
Atlantski jesetar in Slovene
Atlantski jesetar in Slovenian (slovenščina)
Atlantski jeseter in Slovene
Atlantski jeseter in Slovenian (slovenščina)
Atlantstör in Swedish (Svenska)
Attilus in Italian (Italiano)
Baltic sturgeon in English
Baltiiskii osetr in Russian (русский язык)
Baltischer stör in German (Deutsch)
Baltiskˇ osetr in Russian (русский язык)
Baltiskÿ osetr in Russian (русский язык)
Baltiyskiy osetr in Russian (русский язык)
Blini in Albanian (Shqip)
Blini turigjate in Albanian (Shqip)
Bradan Fearna in Gaelic, Irish
Bradan Fearna in Irish (Gaeilge)
Chôzame in Japanese (日本語)
Clunzia in Italian (Italiano)
Common sturgeon in English
Créa in French (français)
Créac in French (français)
Créac'h in Breton (brezhoneg)
Créach in Breton (brezhoneg)
Créach in French (français)
Creal in Portuguese (Português)
créat in French (français)
Czetzugi in Polish (polski)
Czezuga in Polish (polski)
E?ketres in Prussian, Old
Ersketras in Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba)
Ersketras in Lituanian
Estourioun in French (français)
Esturgeon in French (français)
Esturgeon Atlantique in French (français)
Esturgeon Atlantique d'Europe in French (français)
Esturgeon Baltique in French (français)
Esturgeon commun in French (français)
Esturgeon d'Europe in French (français)
Esturgeon d'Europe occidentale in French (français)
Esturgeon européen in French (français)
Esturien in French (français)
Esturió in Catalan (Català)
esturio in French (français)
Esturión in Spanish (español)
Esturión común in Spanish (español)
Esturioun in French (français)
Esturjão in Portuguese (Português)
Esturjao solho in Portuguese (Português)
Esturjon in French (français)
Esturjoun in French (français)
Étrugeon in French (français)
Europäischer Stör in German (Deutsch)
Europæisk Stør in Danish (dansk)
European sea sturgeon in English
European sturgeon in English
Gaizcata in Creoles and Pidgins, French
Gaizcata in Other
Gaizkata in Basque (euskara)
Gaizkata in Creoles and Pidgins, French
Garz cata in Creoles and Pidgins, French
Garz cata in Other
Gemeiner Stör in German (Deutsch)
Geneimer stör in German (Deutsch)
Graa-stepa in Icelandic (Íslenska)
Haastor in Danish (dansk)
Jeseter obecný in Czech (česky)
Jeseter valky in Czech (česky)
Jeseter vel'ky in Slovak (slovenčina)
Jeseter veliký in Czech (česky)
Jeseter velká in Czech (česky)
Jeseter velky in Czech (česky)
Jeseter veľký in Slovak (slovenčina)
Jesetra in Croatian (Hrvatski)
Jesetra in Serbian (српски језик)
Jesetric in Croatian (Hrvatski)
jesiotr in Polish (polski)
Jesiotr zachodni in Polish (polski)
jesziotr in Polish (polski)
Kestchecke in Hungarian (Magyar)
Ketschegi in Hungarian (Magyar)
Kolan in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kolan baligi in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kolan balığı in Turkish (Türkçe)
Közönséges tok in Hungarian (Magyar)
közönseges tok in Macedonian (македонски јазик)
kreia in Breton (brezhoneg)
Ladano in Italian (Italiano)
Marion in Spanish (español)
Mersin in Turkish (Türkçe)
Mersin baligi in Turkish (Türkçe)
Moruna in Bulgarian (български език)
Moruna in Serbian (српски језик)
Mourouna in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Mourouna in Greek, Modern (1453)
Mouroúna Stourióni in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Mouroúna Stourióni in Greek, Modern (1453)
Musoguzzo in Italian (Italiano)
Nemetskij osetr in Russian (русский язык)
Nemska essetra in Bulgarian (български език)
Obiknovenˇ osetr in Russian (русский язык)
Obiknovenÿ osetr in Russian (русский язык)
osëtr Baltiiskii in Russian (русский язык)
Osstrina in Russian (русский язык)
Ostsee-Stör in German (Deutsch)
Peixe rei in Portuguese (Português)
Poeccelletta in Italian (Italiano)
Porcelette in Italian (Italiano)
Porcelleto in Italian (Italiano)
Porcello in Italian (Italiano)
Porzela in Italian (Italiano)
Porzeleta in Italian (Italiano)
Purslina in Italian (Italiano)
Rodmage in Icelandic (Íslenska)
Ruvettu in Italian (Italiano)
Sampi in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Schirk in German (Deutsch)
Sea sturgeon in English
Selstor in Danish (dansk)
Sip in Romanian (română)
Sip in Rumanian
Sipul in Romanian (română)
Sipul in Rumanian
Solho in Portuguese (Português)
Solho-rei in Portuguese (Português)
Sollo in Spanish (español)
Sollo real in Spanish (español)
Stent in Dutch (Nederlands)
Steur in Dutch (Nederlands)
Steur (dier) in Dutch (Nederlands)
Stierl in German (Deutsch)
Stoer in German (Deutsch)
Stöhr in German (Deutsch)
Stohre in Other
Stör in German (Deutsch)
Stör in Swedish (Svenska)
Store in Danish (dansk)
Storijun in Croatian (Hrvatski)
Storion in Italian (Italiano)
Storione in Italian (Italiano)
Storione comune in Italian (Italiano)
Storione reale in Italian (Italiano)
Storium in Italian (Italiano)
Storje in Dutch (Nederlands)
Storje in Norwegian (Norsk)
Storjer in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Stourioni in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Stourioni in Greek, Modern (1453)
Stør in Danish (dansk)
Stør in Norwegian (Norsk)
Štrljun in Croatian (Hrvatski)
Sturgeon in English
Sturgeon in Ukrainian (українська мова)
Sturion in French (français)
Sturion in Rumanian
Sturion in Spanish (español)
Sturione in Italian (Italiano)
Sturioun in Italian (Italiano)
Sturium in Italian (Italiano)
Sturiuni in Italian (Italiano)
sturj in Breton (brezhoneg)
Sturjun in Maltese (Malti)
Sturk in French (français)
Sturo in German (Deutsch)
Sturys in Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba)
Sturys in Lituanian
Styrja in Faroese (Føroyskt)
Styrja in Icelandic (Íslenska)
Sülime in Russian (русский язык)
Sulio in Spanish (español)
Surack in Turkish (Türkçe)
Syrick in Turkish (Türkçe)
Szintok in Hungarian (Magyar)
Tanna in Russian (русский язык)
Tuur in Other
Tuurkalla in Other
Vanlig stör in Swedish (Svenska)
Vizä galbena in Romanian (română)
Viza galbena in Rumanian
Xirichi in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Xirichi in Greek, Modern (1453)
Xyrychi in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Xyrychi in Greek, Modern (1453)
Μουρούνα in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Μυρσίνη in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Ξυρύχι in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Ξυρύχι in Greek, Modern (1453)
Στουριόνι in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Атлантический осётр in Russian (русский язык)
осетр атлантический in Russian (русский язык)
鱘 in Mandarin Chinese
鲟 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Acipenseriformes
Family : Acipenseridae
Genus : Acipenser
Species : Acipenser sturio
Authority : Linnaeus, 1758