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Acipenser persicus (Black Sea stock)

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII ACIPENSERIFORMES ACIPENSERIDAE

Scientific Name: Acipenser persicus (Black Sea stock)
Species Authority: Borodin, 1897
Common Name/s:
English – Persian Sturgeon

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   A1ac   ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Sturgeon Specialist Group

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Georgia; Russian Federation; Turkey
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Mediterranean and Black Sea
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Freshwater
Citation: Sturgeon Specialist Group 1996. Acipenser persicus (Black Sea stock). In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2012.
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