Acipenser ruthenus

Family : Acipenseridae
Genus : Acipenser
Species : ruthenus
Accepted scientific name:
Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 (accepted name)
Synonyms:
Acipenser aleutensis Fitzinger, 1836 (ambiguous synonym)
Acipenser dubius Brusina, 1902 (ambiguous synonym)
Acipenser gmelini Fitzinger, 1836 (synonym)
Acipenser jenisensis Herzenstein, 1895 (ambiguous synonym)
Acipenser kamensis Lovetsky, 1834 (synonym)
Acipenser kankreni Duméril, 1870 (synonym)
Acipenser kostera Fitzinger, 1832 (synonym)
Acipenser lovetzkyi Duméril, 1870 (synonym)
Acipenser marsiglii Brandt, 1833 (synonym)
Acipenser pygmaeus Pallas, 1814 (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenicus Brusina, 1902 (ambiguous synonym)
Acipenser ruthensis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus alba Antipa, 1909 (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus albinea Brusina, 1902 (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus birostrata Brusina, 1902 (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus brevirostris Antipa, 1909 (ambiguous synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus erytraea Antipa, 1909 (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus grisescens Brandt, 1853 (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus leucotica Brandt, 1853 (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus obtusirostris Brusina, 1902 (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus rutzskyi Johansen, 1946 (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus ruzskyi Johansen, 1946 (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus septemcarinata Brusina, 1902 (synonym)
Acipenser sterlet Brusina, 1902 (ambiguous synonym)
Sterledus ruthenus sibiricus Dybowski, 1874 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 125 cm TL male/unsexed; common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 16.0 kg; max. reported age: 20 years
Length at first maturity
Lm 39.0, range 30 - 61 cm
Environment
Demersal; potamodromous; freshwater; brackish; depth range 1 - ? m
Climate / Range
Temperate; 72°N - 40°N, 12°E - 103°E