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💧 Freshwater Critically Endangered 🌡️ Temperate

Dwarf sturgeon

Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni Kessler, 1877
Max Length
27.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
6 yrs
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
43.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Dwarf sturgeon is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni
Authority
Kessler, 1877
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
CR
Max Length
27.5 cm
Lifespan
6 years
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
43.00/100
Migration
Potamodromous

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Dwarf sturgeon is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Dwarf sturgeon is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Dwarf sturgeon is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Dwarf sturgeon is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; potamodromous . Temperate Endemic to the basin of Amu Dariya and Sir Dariya rivers.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Potamodromous
Trophic Level
3.2±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00309 × L3.18 (TL)
Max TL
27.5cm

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Critically Endangered
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
43.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Kessler, 1877

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