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Also known as: Acipenser sturio, Atlantic sturgeon, Baltic sturgeon, common Old World sturgeon
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chondrosteans
- In chondrostean: Distribution
The common sturgeon (Acipenser sturio; also known as the Atlantic, or Baltic, sturgeon) is found along the European coast from Norway to the Mediterranean Sea. A closely related form (A. oxyrinchus) is found along the east coast of North America from the St. Lawrence River to…
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description and distribution
- In sturgeon: Distribution
The common Old World sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) occurs from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean. A very similar, closely related form, considered a separate species (A. oxyrhynchus) by some authorities, occurs along the east coast of North America. The length of these fishes is generally to
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