Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)

Scientific name: Acipenser sinensis Gray, 1835

Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)

The Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 50-57; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 32 - 40. Body shields in 5 rows; dorsal shields 10 to 17.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acipenser sinensis
Family
Acipenseridae (Sturgeons)
Order
Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and Paddlefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
130
Common length
39.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: China and Japan (Sagami Sea). Reported from Korea. Pearl River and Chinese sea. Endangered. International trade restricted (CITES II, since 1.4.98; CMS Appendix II).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A2bcd;B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v);C2a(ii))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Tm=9-26; Tmax=33)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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