Atlantic sturgeon
📖 Overview
Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) is a ray-finned fish of the family Acipenseridae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters. It is assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Atlantic sturgeon is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Sturgeon are an anadromous species that live solitarily or in small groups. They migrate upriver in the spring to spawn. Sturgeons tend to inhabit the shallow waters of coastal shelves, coastal and estuarine areas on soft bottom in the sea, and can live down to a depth of 160 ft (49 m). Adults are migratory while at sea and will make long migrations to coastal areas, while juveniles will stay in fresh or brackish water until they are between two and five years of age. However, many larvae and juveniles do start to migrate and disperse small distances from their spawning sites. Sturgeons are most generally known for feeding on crustaceans, worms, and molluscs. Sturgeons may have dominance hierarchies with large fish being dominant when competing for limited foraging space.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
🌿 Ecology
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Atlantic sturgeon · Gulf sturgeon · paddlefishes |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Vestatlantisk stør |
| 🇩🇪German | Atlantischer Stör · Baltischer Stör |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | atlantinsampi |
| 🇫🇷French | esturgeon noir · Esturgeon noir d'Amérique · Esturgeon noir, Esturgeon noir d'Amérique |
| 🇮🇹Italian | storione Atlantico |
| 🌍LIT | aštriašnypis eršketas |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Atlantische steur |
| 🌍NNO | atlanterhavstør |
| 🌍NOB | atlanterhavstør |
| 🇵🇱Polish | jesiotr atlantycki · jesiotr ostronosy |
| 🇷🇺Russian | остроносый осётр |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | esturión del Atlántico |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | amerikansk stör · Atlantisk stör · atlantstör · stör |
| 🌍TUR | Atlantik mersin balığı |
| 🌍UKR | Атлантичний осетер · Осетер атлантичний |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accipenser ruthenus major | Schöpf | 1788 | Synonym |
| Acipenser bairdii | Duméril | 1870 | Synonym |
| Acipenser girardi | Duméril | 1870 | Synonym |
| Acipenser hallowellii | Duméril | 1870 | Synonym |
| Acipenser holbrookii | Duméril | 1870 | Synonym |
| Acipenser kennicottii | Duméril | 1870 | Synonym |
| Acipenser lecontei | Duméril | 1867 | Synonym |
| Acipenser lichtensteinii | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Acipenser macrorhinus | Duméril | 1870 | Synonym |
| Acipenser mitchillii | Duméril | 1870 | Synonym |
| Acipenser oxyrhynchus oxyrhynchus | Mitchill | 1815 | Synonym |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi | Vladykov | 1955 | Synonym |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus sotoi | Vladykov | 1955 | Synonym |
| Acipenser ruthenus major | Schöpf | 1788 | Synonym |
| Acipenser storeri | Duméril | 1870 | Synonym |
| Sturio accipenser | Strøm | 1784 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 63 records indexed .
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