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European sea sturgeon
European sea sturgeon
(Acipenser sturio)
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Authenticated (13/8/03) by John Waldman, Hudson River Foundation.
http://www.hudsonriver.org
Glossary
Barbels:
fleshy projections near the mouth of some fish.
Invertebrates:
animals with no backbone.
Natal:
site of birth.
References
IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
http://www.iucnredlist.org
Burnie, D. (2001)
Animal
.Dorling Kindersley, London.
CITES (August, 2002)
http://www.cites.org
Fishbase (August, 2002)
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Acipenser&speciesname=sturio
Waldman, J. (2003)
Pers. comm.
WCMC Species Sheets (March, 2008)
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/sturgeon.htm
Eihao, J. (1991)
Freshwater Fish
.Aventinum Publishing, Prague.
Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) (August, 2002)
http://www.helcom.fi/environment2/biodiv/en_GB/fish/?u4.highlight=sturgeon
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