| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | ACIPENSERIFORMES | ACIPENSERIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Acipenser sinensis | |||
| Species Authority: | Gray, 1835 | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Taxonomic Notes: | There is uncertainty about the taxonomy of the two populations of the Chinese Sturgeon in the Pearl and Yangtze Rivers. | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered A2cd ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 1996 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s | Sturgeon Specialist Group |
| Range Description: | Is restricted to the main channel of the Yangtze River, the Pearl River, and the East and South China Seas. |
| Countries: |
Native:
China; Japan; Korea, Republic of
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Pacific – northwest
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Adults with gonads approaching maturation arrive from the sea, in June-July, at the mouth of the Yangtze River to ascend its main channel. They arrive no far below the Gezhouba Dam, in September or October, where they overwinter to spawn the following October and November. The major spawning site is found below the dam where the river bottom consists of gravel or rocks with water depth ranging from 3 to 40 m. |
| Systems: | Freshwater; Marine |
| Citation: | Sturgeon Specialist Group 1996. Acipenser sinensis. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010. |
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