Acipenser schrenckii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII ACIPENSERIFORMES ACIPENSERIDAE

Scientific Name: Acipenser schrenckii
Species Authority: Brandt, 1869
Common Name/s:
English – Amur Sturgeon

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   A1acd+2d   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Sturgeon Specialist Group
History:
1994 – Vulnerable (IUCN)
1990 – Vulnerable (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Vulnerable
1986 – Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Recorded to occur in the Amur River (China, Mongolia and the Ruyssian Federation).
Countries:
Native:
China; Mongolia; Russian Federation
Presence uncertain:
Japan
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Pacific – northwest

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Freshwater; Marine
Citation: Sturgeon Specialist Group 1996. Acipenser schrenckii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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