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Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose sturgeon

Acipenser brevirostrum is commonly referred to as Shortnose sturgeon. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
5147 
AphiaID:
157869 
Scientific:
Acipenser brevirostrum 
German:
Kurznasen-Stör 
English:
Shortnose Sturgeon 
Category:
Sturgeon 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Acipenseriformes (Order) > Acipenseridae (Family) > Acipenser (Genus) > brevirostrum (Species) 
Initial determination:
Lesueur, 1818 
Occurrence:
Canada Eastern Pacific, Florida, Gulf of Maine, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
6 - 53 Meter 
Size:
17.72" - 56.3" (45cm - 143cm) 
Weight:
23 kg 
Temperature:
62.6 °F - 86 °F (17°C - 30°C) 
Food:
Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Insects, Invertebrates, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Worms, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix I (trade generally prohibited)) 
Red List:
Vulnerable (VU) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2018-02-12 15:34:46 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Acipenser brevirostrum are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Acipenser brevirostrum, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Acipenser brevirostrum, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Lesueur, 1818

Special thanks for the fotos to Johnny Jensen, Danmark.

Synonym:
Acipenser brevirostris Lesueur, 1818 (misspelling)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Homepage Johnny Jensen (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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