Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii Critically endangered
Where the Siberian sturgeon lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 153 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
| Scientific name | Acipenser baerii |
|---|---|
| Group | Bony fish |
| Status | Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 6 countries |
| Continents | Asia, Europe |
| Class | Ray-finned fish |
| Order | Acipenseriformes |
| Family | Acipenseridae |
Where does the Siberian sturgeon live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Siberian sturgeon in 6 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. In Germany, Denmark, France, Russia, Turkey it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
- Belgium
- France (introduced)
- Turkey (introduced)
- Denmark (introduced)
- Russia (introduced)
- Germany (introduced)
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Siberian sturgeon endangered?
The Siberian sturgeon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Siberian sturgeon?
The Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) is a ray-finned fish in the order Acipenseriformes and the family Acipenseridae, genus Acipenser. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Siberian sturgeon
The Siberian sturgeon (Huso baerii) is a species of sturgeon in the family Acipenseridae. It is most present in all of the major Siberian river basins that drain northward into the Kara, Laptev and East Siberian Seas, including the Ob, Yenisei (which drains Lake Baikal via the Angara River) Lena, and Kolyma Rivers. It was also found in Kazakhstan and China in the Irtysh River, a major tributary of the Ob, though wild populations are extirpated in China. The species epithet honors the German Russian biologist Karl Ernst von Baer.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Siberian sturgeon (revision 1345873246), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q756771 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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