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Acipenser sinensis Gray, 1835

Chinese sturgeon
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Korea (South) country information

Common names: 철갑상어
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Yeosoo (=Yosu) (Ref. 12218); recorded in southwestern Korea (Ref. 45563). Also Ref. 77001.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chyung, M.-K., 1977
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and paddlefishes) > Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) > Acipenserinae
Etymology: Acipenser: Latin, acipenser = sturgeon, 1853 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Gray.

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

marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande; anadrom (Ref. 51243).   Temperate; 35°N - 2°S, 97°W - 132°E (Ref. 54266)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Northwest Pacific: China and Japan (Sagami Sea) (Ref. 4537). Reported from Korea (Ref. 12218). Pearl River and Chinese sea (Ref. 42845).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 346 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 52325); common length : 39.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 35840); publicerad maxvikt: 600.0 kg (Ref. 47439); rapporterad maxålder: 33 år (Ref. 52325)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 50 - 57; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 32 - 40. Body shields in 5 rows; dorsal shields 10 to 17.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Fry can be found in slow moving waters, adults in deep waters (Ref. 12218). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166). Reported to reach a length of more than 3 meters (Ref. 109736).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

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Birstein, V.J., 1993. Sturgeons and paddlefishes: threatened fishes in need of conservation. Conserv. Biol. 7:773-787. (Ref. 6866)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Critically Endangered (CR) (A2bc); Date assessed: 15 September 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)


Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses


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