Shortnose sturgeon  (Acipenser brevirostrum)

IUCN Red List species status – Vulnerable
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Facts – Shortnose sturgeon

French: Esturgeon À Nez Court
Spanish: Esturión Hociquicorto
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAcipenderiformes
FamilyAcipenseridae
GenusAcipenser (1)

Status – Shortnose sturgeon

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (2).

Description – Shortnose sturgeon

Information on the shortnose sturgeon is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (December, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (December, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
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Shortnose sturgeon in captivity
Shortnose sturgeon in captivity

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