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Genus Family: Acipenseridae 🍽️ 14 Edible 🎣 4 Game Fish

Acipenser

Species
21
Max Length
800 cm
Max Weight
816.0 kg
Max Lifespan
152 yrs
Avg Trophic
3.44
Threatened
12

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Chondrostei
Order
Acipenseriformes
Family
Acipenseridae
Genus
Acipenser

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🔄 Diadromous
16
💧 Freshwater
4
🌊 Marine
1

🛡️ Conservation Status

VU
EN
CR
Vulnerable 3
Endangered 3
Critically Endangered 12
Extinct in the Wild 1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Sweden
6 spp.
Norway
5 spp.
France
5 spp.
Denmark
5 spp.
Ukraine
5 spp.
Germany
4 spp.
Russia
4 spp.
China
4 spp.
Belgium
4 spp.
Czech Republic
4 spp.
Netherlands
4 spp.
Estonia
3 spp.
Mexico
3 spp.
United Kingdom
3 spp.
Bulgaria
3 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
200 m

🏆 World Records

weight
White sturgeon - 212.28 kg
Acipenser transmontanus
🎣 Joey Pallotta III 📍 Benicia, California 📅 Jul 1983