stellate sturgeon

fish
Also known as: Acipenser stellatus, star sturgeon

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chondrosteans

  • Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)
    In chondrostean: Distribution

    The starry sturgeon (A. stellatus) occurs in rivers leading to the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and the Caspian Sea. The lake sturgeon of North America (A. fulvescens) occurs in the Mississippi River valley, in Lake Huron, and northward into Canada. The white, Oregon, or…

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size and distribution

  • Atlantic, or Baltic, sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)
    In sturgeon: Distribution

    The stellate, or star, sturgeon, A. stellatus, occurs in the rivers of the Black and Caspian seas and of the Sea of Azov. It has a long pointed snout like the sterlet, and its flesh, caviar, and isinglass are highly valued.

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