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Acipenser sturio
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| Atlantic Sturgeon | |
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| Atlantic Sturgeon | |
| Species | Acipenser sturio |
| Family | Acipenseridae |
| Difficulty | Difficult |
| Min. Tank Size | 5,678.118 liters 5,678,117.67 mL 1500 US Gallons (5678.1L) |
| Size | 78.74 in
190-200 cm (74.8-78.7") |
| sg | 1.020 - 1.025 |
| pH | 7.5 - 7.8 |
| Temp. | 283.15 K 50 °F 509.67 °R 291.15 K |
| Water Hardness |
10-20 °d |
| Stocking Ratio | 1:1 M:F |
| Availability | Rare |
| Diet | |
| Life Span |
60-100 years |
| Habitat | |
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[edit] Alternative names
- Atlantic Sturgeon, Baltic Sturgeon, Common Sturgeon, European Sturgeon, Sea Sturgeon, European Sea Sturgeon
[edit] Synonyms
- Accipenser attilus, Accipenser sturio, Acipenser attilus, Acipenser ducissae, Acipenser europaeus, Acipenser fitzingeri, Acipenser fitzingerii, Acipenser hospitus, Acipenser latirostris, Acipenser lichtensteinii, Acipenser nehelae, Acipenser podapos, Acipenser sturioides, Acipenser thompsonii, Acipenser valenciennii, Acipenser yarrellii, Arcipenser sturio, Sturio accipenser, Sturio vulgaris
[edit] Sexing
- Unknown
[edit] Tank compatibility
- Due to this fish's size it is not ideal for a home aquarium at all. Smaller fish may well be eaten and it is a solitary species.
[edit] Diet
- A predator partial to shellfish and crustaceans, it may also take smaller fish.
[edit] Feeding regime
- How often to feed, etc.
[edit] Environment Specifics
- Requires a very large tank in captivity and only really suitable for public aquariums. While it can tolerate freshwater conditions it spends the majority of it's time at sea, only entering freshwater to spawn.
[edit] Behaviour
- A bottom-dwelling fish that hunts along the substrate for food using its very sensitive snout.
[edit] Identification
- The Atlantic Sturgeon has an olive-black upper body and a creamy white belly with an elongated body which tapers to a narrow pointed tip at the snout, and lacks scales. It can be easily recognised by five rows of light-coloured bony platelets that run the length of the fish. Possessing no teeth, it uses conspicuous sensitive barbels on the lower jaw to locate prey which are sucked into the mouth.
[edit] Species Note
- This fish is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List[1].
[edit] Pictures
[edit] References
- ↑ IUCN Red List - Acipenser sturio 1996
