Baikal sturgeon
| Baikal sturgeon | |
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| Baikal sturgeon. Stamp of the Soviet Union. 1966 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acipenseriformes |
| Family: | Acipenseridae |
| Genus: | Acipenser |
| Species: | A. baerii |
| Subspecies: | A. b. baicalensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Acipenser baerii baicalensis A. M. Nikolskii, 1896 | |
The Baikal sturgeon, Acipenser baerii baicalensis, is a sturgeon indigenous to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. It is a subspecies of the widely distributed Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii). It resides primarily in the northern end of the lake, making considerable movements along the shore, and migrating up the Selenga River to spawn. Not long ago, sturgeons weighing 125 kilograms were not uncommon. The Baikal Sturgeon is now listed as endangered.
References
- Sturgeon Specialist Group (1996). "Acipenser baerii ssp. baikalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN A1ace v2.3)
- "Acipenser baerii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Acipenser baerii" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
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