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Re: NFC: Re: Acipenser ruthensis

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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