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Order Chondrostei 🍽️ 18 Edible 🎣 6 Game Fish

Acipenseriformes

Families
2
Species
29
Max Length
800 cm
Max Weight
816.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.47
Threatened
15

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Chondrostei
Order
Acipenseriformes
Family
Acipenseridae
Family
Polyodontidae

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Ukraine
6 spp.
Sweden
6 spp.
China
5 spp.
France
5 spp.
Denmark
5 spp.
Czech Republic
5 spp.
Russia
5 spp.
Norway
5 spp.
Bulgaria
4 spp.
Greece
4 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
200 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🔄 Diadromous
17
💧 Freshwater
11
🌊 Marine
1

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

VU
EN
CR
Vulnerable 5
Endangered 3
Critically Endangered 17
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1