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Re: NFC: Re: Acipenser ruthensis
- To: nfc at actwin_com
- Subject: Re: NFC: Re: Acipenser ruthensis
- From: jake levi <jlevi_us at yahoo_com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 06:53:16 -0700 (PDT)
- In-Reply-To: <3A9F1553.AA4B93BA at netrover_com>
I am reposting this from Lisa , with correct spelling
etc, these are the ones that Segrest is selling. They
range from 6-8" that I have seen to date. Good eaters.
jake
--- Lisa Brinkman <lisab at netrover_com> wrote:
> Sterlet - Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
> Distribution:
> Basins of Black and Caspian
> seas; Arctic
> drainages to White and Kara
> seas and the Sea of
> Azov. Endangered (Ref. 6866).
> Appendix III of the
> Bern Convention (protected
> fauna). International
> trade restricted (CITES II,
> since 1.4.98).
> Diagnosis: Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal
> softrays (total):
> 28-28; Anal spines: 9-9; Anal
> soft-rays: 14-18
> Biology: A fluvial fish which inhabits rivers
> and their
> tributaries (Ref. 9696). Like other sturgeons, it
> aggregates in bottom
> holes in winter and exhibits little activity. In
> spring, when ice
> breaks, it rises from the bottom holes and moves
> upstream for spawning.
> For spawning, the fish choose the main channel of
> the river, where the
> current is fast and the bottom is covered with
> gravel.
> Max. size: 125.0 cm TL; max.weight: 16 kg; max.
> reported age: 20
> years
> Environment: freshwater; brackish ; depth range
> - 1 m
> Climate: temperate; 46°N - 37°N
>
> And just for fun:
>
> Synonyms:
>
> Acipenser ruthensis, Acipenser pygmaeus, Acipenser
> kostera, Acipenser
> marsiglii, Acipenser kamensis, Acipenser
> aleutensis, Acipenser
> gmelini, Acipenser ruthenus grisescens, Acipenser
> ruthenus leucotica,
> Acipenser kankreni, Acipenser lovetzkyi, Sterledus
> ruthenus sibiricus,
> Acipenser jenisensis, Acipenser dubius, Acipenser
> ruthenicus,
> Acipenser ruthenus albinea, Acipenser ruthenus
> birostrata, Acipenser
> ruthenus obtusirostris, Acipenser ruthenus
> septemcarinata, Acipenser
> sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus alba, Acipenser ruthenus
> brevirostris,
> Acipenser ruthenus erytraea, Acipenser ruthenus
> ruzskyi
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