Sakhalin sturgeon (Acipenser mikadoi)

Scientific name: Acipenser mikadoi Hilgendorf, 1892

The Sakhalin sturgeon (Acipenser mikadoi) is a freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-40; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 22 - 30. Body shields in 5 rows; dorsal shields 7 to 11, lateral 22 to 36 and ventral 10.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acipenser mikadoi
Family
Acipenseridae (Sturgeons)
Order
Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and Paddlefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
150
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Bering Sea, Tumnin (Datta) river, to northern Japan and Korea. This species was formerly regarded to be a population of Acipenser medirostris. International trade restricted (CITES II, since 1.4.98; CMS Appendix II).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A2cde)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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