Acipenser baerii ssp. baicalensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
ACIPENSERIFORMES |
ACIPENSERIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Acipenser baerii ssp. baicalensis |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
Nikolskii, 1896 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Baikal Sturgeon |
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| Synonym/s: |
Acipenser baerii ssp. baikalensis Nikolskii, 1896 [orth. error]
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
The subspecific name appeared incorrectly on the 1996 to 2006 IUCN Red Lists as baikalensis. |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
A1ace
ver 2.3
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| Year Assessed: |
1996 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: |
Sturgeon Specialist Group |
| Reviewer/s: |
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Largely inhabit sthe areas of Lake Baikal's major tributaries: the delta zone of the Selenga River, Proval Bay, Chivyrkuy and Barguzin Buys.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Russian Federation
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
The sturgeons migrate widely throughout the whole lake alongside the coastal line, swimming into bays and coves.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
Bibliography
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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.
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