European sea sturgeon  (Acipenser sturio)

Facts

Also known as:Atlantic sturgeon and Baltic sturgeon
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Acipenseriformes
Family Acipenseridae
Genus Acipenser (1)
Size Max length: 3.5 m (2)
Weight up to 315 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).