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Common names: Amur sturgeon, 史氏鱘, 史氏鲟
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Ma, X., X. Bangxi, W. Yindong and W. Mingxue, 2003
Regulations: protected | Ref: Wang, S. (ed.), 1998
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Heilongjiang River system (Ref. 44306). Also includes lower reaches of Songhuajiang and Wusuli Rivers (Ref. 45563). Stocks declining due to overfishing (Ref. 45563). A cultured fish, introduced from its native range to other regions in the country (extensive stocking in great inland waters) (Ref. 55380). Also Ref. 6376, 31517. Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 45563).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sun, D., Q. Qu, W. Wu, G. Ma and L. Qiu, 2000
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Common names from other countries

史氏鲟, Jeseter amurský, 史氏鲟, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Chondrostei (sturgeons) > Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and paddlefishes) > Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) > Acipenserinae
Etymology: Acipenser: Latin, acipenser = sturgeon, 1853 (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous (Ref. 26364). Temperate; 10°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059)

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Asia: Endemic to the Amur River system. Two morphs, brown and gray, represent the species in the Amur River basin. Occurrence in the Sea of Japan (Ref. 11102) needs confirmation.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 108.8, range 96 - 125 cm
Max length : 300 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40142); max. published weight: 190.0 kg (Ref. 40142); max. reported age: 65 years (Ref. 56448)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 38-53; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 32. Body shields in 5 rows; dorsal shields 11 to 15, lateral shields 32 to 47 and ventral 7 to 10.

Adults occur in stretches of rivers with sandy or stony bottom. Feed on benthic organisms. Highly prized fish (Ref. 41072).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

The gray morph females in the Amur River reproduce at least every four years (Ref. 40142).

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IUCN, 1990. 1990 IUCN red list of threatened animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. 288 p. (Ref. 3881)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Critically Endangered (CR) (A2bd); Date assessed: 15 September 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

FAO(Fisheries: species profile; publication : search) | FishSource |

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00269 (0.00167 - 0.00434), b=3.24 (3.11 - 3.37), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tm=8-14; Fec=29,000).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (87 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Acipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869