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Acipenser sturio
ProtectedEuropean Sea Sturgeon
Common Names
DEStör
ENEuropean Sea Sturgeon
PT-BREsturjão-europeu
ROsturion
ZH鲟鱼
Habitat
Sea, ascending large rivers to spawn (anadromous), today extremely rare in Germany.
Occurrence regions
Maximum Size
350 cm
Minimum Catch Size
No minimum size
Closed Season
01.01 – 31.12
Category
Protected
Conservation Status
Regionally Extinct
Extinct in the region; no wild populations remain.
Distinguishing Features
Shark-like body, five longitudinal rows of bony plates, inferior mouth with barbels, heterocercal tail fin.
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