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Acipenser oxyrinchus
ProtectedBaltic Sturgeon (Atlantic Sturgeon)
Common Names
DEOstsee-Stör (Baltischer Stör)
ENBaltic Sturgeon (Atlantic Sturgeon)
PT-BREsturjão-do-báltico
ROSturionul de la Marea Baltică (Sturionul Baltic)
ZH波罗的海鲟鱼（波罗的海鲟鱼）
Habitat
Anadromous migrant of the Baltic Sea and its tributaries; once spawned in the Oder and Vistula. Went extinct in Germany in the 1960s; an Oder reintroduction programme (Brandenburg) has been running since 2007.
Occurrence regions
Maximum Size
300 cm
Minimum Catch Size
No minimum size
Closed Season
No closed season
Category
Common
Conservation Status
Regionally Extinct
Extinct in the region; no wild populations remain.
Distinguishing Features
Five rows of bony scutes, pointed snout with four barbels, shark-like tail; hardly separable from the European sturgeon externally but clearly distinct genetically.