Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Bulgarian:
Ruska esetra
Common Names in Czech:
Jeseter ruský
Common Names in Danish:
Russisk stør
Common Names in English:
Caspian sturgeon, Azov-Black sea sturgeon, Danube sturgeon, Kura sturgeon, Osetr, Osietra, Persian sturgeon, Russian sturgeon
Common Names in Farsi:
Chalbash, Tasmahi-e-russ, تاس ماهي روس, چالباش
Common Names in Finnish:
Venäjänsampi
Common Names in French:
Esturgeon du Danube
Common Names in German:
Donau-Stör, Osetr, Osietra, Russischer Stör, Stör, Waxdick
Common Names in Greek:
Storioni, Xyrychi Dounavi, Ξυρύχι Δούναβη
Common Names in Greek, Modern (1453):
Storioni, Xyrychi Dounavi, Ξυρύχι Δούναβη
Common Names in Hungarian:
Vágo tok
Common Names in Hungarian (Magyar):
Vágo tok
Common Names in Italian:
Storione danubiano
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
俄罗斯鲟, 俄羅斯鱘
Common Names in Norwegian:
Rysk stør
Common Names in Persian:
Chalbash, Tasmahi-e-russ
Common Names in Polish:
Jesiotr kolchidzki, Jesiotr krótkonosy, Jesiotr rosyjski
Common Names in Portuguese:
Esturjao do Danúbio, Esturjão-do-Danúbio
Common Names in Rumanian:
Nisetru
Common Names in Russian:
Chernamorsko-azovskyi osetr, Djirim, Russkii osetr, Viziga, русский осетр
Common Names in Slovak:
Jeseter ruský
Common Names in Spanish:
Esturión del Danube, Esturión del Danubio
Common Names in Swedish:
Osetr, rysk stör
Common Names in Turkish:
Karaca, Karaca balığı, Rusmersini balığı
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
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- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
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)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
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- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
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- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
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- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Class:
Osteichthyes
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- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
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- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
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- Order:
Acipenseriformes
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- Family:
Acipenseridae
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- Genus:
Acipenser
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- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Specific name:
gueldenstaedti
- Scientific name: - Acipenser gueldenstaedti
- Specific name:
gueldenstaedti
- Genus:
Acipenser
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- Family:
Acipenseridae
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- Order:
Acipenseriformes
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- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
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- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Acipenser gueldenstaedti • Acipenser gueldenstaedti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833 • Acipenser gueldenstaedtii • Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833 • Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt 1833 • Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt and Ratzeburg, 1833 • Acipenser guldenstaedti • Acipenser guldenstaedti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833 • Acipenser güldenstaedti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833
Similar Species
Members of the genus Acipenser
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 36 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. baerii (Long-Nosed Siberian Sturgeon) · A. baerii baerii (Lena River Sturgeon) · A. baerii baicalensis (Baikal Sturgeon) · A. baerii baikalensis (Baikal Sturgeon) · A. baerii stenorrhynchus (Lena River Sturgeon) · A. baeri stenorrhynchus (Lena River Sturgeon) · A. brevirostris (Short-Nosed Little Sturgeon) · A. brevirostrum (Short-Nosed Little Sturgeon) · A. dabryanus (Dabry´s Sturgeon) · A. dauricus (Great Siberian Sturgeon) · A. fulvescens (Lake Sturgeon) · A. gueldenstaedti (Caspian Sturgeon) · A. gueldenstaedtii (Caspian Sturgeon) · A. gueldenstaedti brandt (Azov-Black Sea Sturgeon) · A. huso (European Sturgeon) · A. medirostris (Barbel Sturgeon) · A. mikadoi (Sakhalin Sturgeon) · A. multiscutatus (Japanese Sturgeon) · A. naccari (Adriatic Sturgeon) · A. naccarii (Adriatic Sturgeon) · A. nudiventris (American Atlantic Sturgeon) · A. oxyrhynchus (Atlantic Sturgeon) · A. oxyrhynchus oxyrhynchus (Atlantic Sturgeon) · A. oxyrinchus (American Atlantic Sturgeon) · A. oxyrinchus desotoi (Gulf Sturgeon) · A. oxyrinchus oxyrinchus (American Atlantic Sturgeon) · A. persicus (Persian Sturgeon) · A. plecostomus (Suckermouth Catfish) · A. ruthenus (Sterlet Sturgeon) · A. schrencki (Japanese Sturgeon) · A. schrenckii (Japanese Striped Loach) · A. sinensis (Chinese Sturgeon) · A. stellatus (Stellate Sturgeon) · A. stenorrhynchus (Long-Nosed Siberian Sturgeon) · A. sturio (Atlantic Sturegon) · A. transmontanus (Sacramento Sturgeon)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences Los Angeles, Calif.: The Academy, 1971- url p. 121, p. 126.
- Fishery bulletin / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service: url p. 771.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 141424
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3995277
