Syr Darya sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi)

Scientific name: Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi Kessler, 1872

The Syr Darya sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi) is a freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi
Family
Acipenseridae (Sturgeons)
Order
Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and Paddlefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
65.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; potamodromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Former USSR: Endemic to Syr Darya basin of the Aral Sea. Considered endangered or extinct by authors. International trade restricted (CITES II, since 1.4.98; CMS Appendix II).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (C2a(i,ii);D)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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