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Acipenser ruthenus (Caspian and Black Sea drainage stock)

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII ACIPENSERIFORMES ACIPENSERIDAE

Scientific Name: Acipenser ruthenus (Caspian and Black Sea drainage stock)
Species Authority: Linnaeus, 1758
Common Name/s:
English Sterlet

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   A1cd   ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Sturgeon Specialist Group

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Recorded from the drainage areas feeding into the Caspian and Black Seas.
Countries:
Native:
Hungary; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Ukraine
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 ruthenus (Caspian and Black Sea drainage stock). In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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