Acipenser sturio (Atlantic Sturgeon)

Overview

Critically Endangered

Common Names

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Common Names in Albanian:

Blini, Blini Turigjate

Common Names in Basque:

Gaizkata

Common Names in Breton:

Créac'h, Créach, Cr�ac'h, Cr�ach

Common Names in Bulgarian:

Atlantichka Esetra, Moruna, Nemska Essetra

Common Names in Catalan:

Esturió, Esturi�

Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins,:

Gaizcata, Gaizkata, Garz Cata

Common Names in Croatian:

Jesetra, Jesetric, O�trulja, Storijun, Strljun, Štrljun

Common Names in Czech:

Jeseter Obecný, Jeseter Obecn�, Jeseter Valky, Jeseter Veliký, Jeseter Velik�, Jeseter Velká, Jeseter Velký, Jeseter Velky

Common Names in Danish:

Almindelig Stør, Almindelig St�r, Europæisk Stør, Europ�isk St�r, Haastor, Selstor, Stør, Store, St�r

Common Names in Dutch:

Stent, Steur, Storje

Common Names in English:

Atlantic Sturgeon, Baltic Sturgeon, Common Sturgeon, European Sturgeon, Sea Sturgeon, Sturgeon

Common Names in Faroese:

Styrja

Common Names in Finnish:

Sampi, Storjer

Common Names in French:

Astourion, Astouriou, Étrugeon, Créa, Créac, Créach, Cr�a, Cr�ac, Estourioun, Esturgeon, Esturgeon Atlantique, Esturgeon Atlantique D´europe, Esturgeon Atlantique D'europe, Esturgeon Baltique, Esturgeon Blanc, Esturgeon Commun, Esturgeon D´europe, Esturgeon D'europe, Esturgeon D'europe Occidentale, Esturgeon Européen, Esturgeon Europ�en, Esturien, Esturio, Esturioun, Esturjon, Esturjoun, �trugeon, Sturion, Sturk

Common Names in Gaelic, Iris:

An Brad�n Fearna, Bradan Fearna

Common Names in Gaelic, Irish:

An Bradán Fearna, Bradan Fearna

Common Names in German:

Baltischer Stör, Baltischer St�r, Gemeiner Stör, Gemeiner St�r, Geneimer Stör, Ostsee-Stör, Ostsee-St�r, Schirk, Stöhr, Stör, Stierl, Stoer, Stohr, Sturo, St�hr, St�r

Common Names in Greek:

Μουρούνα, Μυρσίνη, Ξυρύχι, Στουριόνι, Akipissios, Μυρσίνη, Μουρούνα, Ξυρύχι, Στουριόνι, Mouroúna Stourióni, Mourouna, Mouro�na Stouri�ni, Stourioni, Xirichi, Xyrychi

Common Names in Greek, Modern (1453):

Akipissios, Ξυρύχι, Mouroúna Stourióni, Mourouna, Stourioni, Xirichi, Xyrychi

Common Names in Hungarian:

Közönséges Tok, Kestchecke, Ketschegi, Szintok

Common Names in Hungarian (M:

Kestchecke, Ketschegi, K�z�ns�ges Tok

Common Names in Hungarian (Magyar):

Közönséges Tok, Kestchecke, Ketschegi, K�z�ns�ges Tok, Szintok

Common Names in Icelandic:

Graa-Stepa, Rodmage, Styrja

Common Names in Irish:

An Bradán Fearna, Bradan Fearna

Common Names in Italian:

Adano, Attilus, Clunzia, Ladano, Musoguzzo, Poeccelletta, Porcelette, Porcelleto, Porcello, Porzela, Porzeleta, Purslina, Ruvettu, Storion, Storione, Storione Comune, Storione Reale, Storium, Sturione, Sturioun, Sturium, Sturiuni

Common Names in Japanese:

Chôzame, Ch�zame

Common Names in Lithuanian:

Asetras, Atlantinis Ersketas, Atlanto Ersketas, Ersketras, Sturys

Common Names in Lituanian:

Asetras, Atlantinis Ersketas, Atlanto Ersketas, Ersketras, Sturys

Common Names in Macedonian:

Közönseges Tok

Common Names in Maltese:

Sturjun

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

鱘, 鱘, 鲟

Common Names in Norwegian:

Stør, Storje, St�r

Common Names in Other:

Gaizcata, Garz Cata, Stohre, Tuur, Tuurkalla

Common Names in Polish:

Czetzugi, Czezuga, Jesiotr Zachodni, Jesziotr

Common Names in Portuguese:

Creal, Esturjao, Esturjao Solho, Esturjão, Peixe Rei, Sôlho, Solho, Solho-Rei

Common Names in Romanian:

Sip, Sipul, Vizä Galbena

Common Names in Rumanian:

Viza galbena, Sip, Sipul, Sturion, Viza Galbena, Şip

Common Names in Russian:

атлантический осетр, осетр атлантический, Atlanticheskii Osetr, Atlantiskÿ Osetr, Atlantiskˇ Osetr, Atlantisk� Osetr, Baltiiskii Osetr, Baltiskÿ Osetr, Baltiskˇ Osetr, Baltisk� Osetr, Baltiyskiy Osetr, атлантический осетр, осетр атлантический, Nemetskij Osetr, Obiknovenÿ Osetr, Obiknovenˇ Osetr, Obiknoven� Osetr, Osstrina, Sülime, S�lime, Tanna

Common Names in Serbian:

Atlantska Jesetra, Jesetra, Moruna

Common Names in Slovak:

Jeseter Vel'ky, Jeseter Velký, Jeseter Velk�

Common Names in Slovene:

Atlantski Jesetar, Atlantski Jeseter

Common Names in Slovenian:

Atlantski Jesetar, Atlantski Jeseter

Common Names in Spanish:

Esturión, Esturión Común, Esturi�n, Esturi�n Com�n, Marion, Sollo, Sollo Real, Sturion, Sulio

Common Names in Swedish:

Atlantstör, Atlantst�r, Stör, St�r, Vanlig Stör, Vanlig St�r

Common Names in Turkish:

Açl Mersine, A�l Mersine, Kolan, Kolan Baligi, Kolan Balığı, Mersin, Mersin Baligi, Surack, Syrick

Description

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Family Acipenseridae

Cold to temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Anadromous or restricted to freshwater . Body with 5 rows of scutes . Mouth inferior and protractile. Four barbels anterior to mouth. Less than 50 gill rakers. Adults toothless. Large swim bladder. Attain 4.2 m or longer . Important for their meat and roe . Nearly all species are endangered or threatened.The family Acipenseridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Acipenseriformes. It contains 4 genera and 23 species. It may be found in Marine , Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Peripheral/diadromous. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be sluggish. Members of this family have been dated back to the Cretaceous period. This family may be found from 78° n to 24° s and 180° w to 180° e. Etymology of this family name : Latin, acipenser = sturgeon . 1853

Physical Description

Size/Age/Growth

Males are commonly 125 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 500 cm (Total Length). The largest male ever caught weighed 400000 grams ; the largest female weighed 120000 grams. Reaches 500-600 cm and maybe live up to 100 years in the wild, 6 years in captivity. A long-lived and slow-growing species [1].

Habitat

Amphihaline and potamodromous fish [2][3], frequenting littoral zones [4][3][5]. It lives the major part of his live in sea but enters rivers for reproduction [6][5]. Juveniles found both in estuaries and in the sea [4]. May be found at depths of 5 to 60 meters.

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 624 meters (0 to 2,047 feet).[7]

Biome: Fresh water , brackish water, saltwater . Demersal .

Biology

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Diet

Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, polychaete worms and small fishes .

Reproduction

Sexually mature at an age of 7-9 years. Spawns at depths of 2-10 m over stony bottoms . Females produce 800,000-2,400,000 sticky dark grey eggs which adhere to the stones [8]. Also Ref. 40476. Eggs deposited on sand or gravel .

Migration

Anadromous .

Behavior

Usually solitary.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Class: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Order: Acipenseriformes ()
        Family: Acipenseridae () - Sturgeons
        Genus: Acipenser () - Linnaeus, 1758
        Specific name: sturio - Linnaeus, 1758
        Scientific name: - Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758

Ambiguous Synonyms

Accipenser attilus Rafinesque, 1820
Acipenser attilus Gray, 1851
Acipenser europaeus Brusina, 1902
Acipenser thompsonii Ball, 1856
Sturio vulgaris Brusina, 1902

Unambiguous Synonyms

Accipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
Acipenser ducissae Dum�ril, 1870
Acipenser fitzingeri Dum�ril, 1870
Acipenser fitzingerii Dum�ril, 1870
Acipenser hospitus Kr�yer, 1852
Acipenser latirostris Parnell, 1838
Acipenser lichtensteinii Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Acipenser nehelae Dum�ril, 1870
Acipenser podapos Dum�ril, 1870
Acipenser sturioides Malm, 1861
Acipenser valenciennii Dum�ril, 1870
Acipenser yarrellii Dum�ril, 1867
Arcipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
Sturio accipenser Str�m, 1784

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Family : Sturgeons .

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Acipenser

There are approximately 158 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 16 providers.
Sturgeon Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

European Environment Agency, EUNIS
FishBase, FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Ichtyologie
Senckenberg, Collection Pisces
The Swedish Museum of Natural History
, Fishes
UK National Biodiversity Network, Biological Records Centre - Database for the Atlas of Freshwater Fishes
UK National Biodiversity Network, Marine Biological Association - Marine Life Survey Data
collated by MarLIN
University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2486404
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-29593
Fishbase Species ID: 2066
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13743085
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 161072
IUCN ID: 230
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 516

Footnotes

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Acipenser sturio

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