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Acipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869

Amur sturgeon
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Mongolia country information

Common names: Amur sturgeon
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Dulmaa, A., 1999
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref: Dulmaa, A., 1999
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Uses: no uses
Comments: A highly prized fish both for its eggs and flesh but not fished commercially (Ref. 41072). Rare in River Onon, which is the only river where it occurs in Mongolia (Ref. 41072). Also Ref. 57778
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Dulmaa, A., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Chondrostei (sturgeons) > Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and paddlefishes) > Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) > Acipenserinae
Etymology: Acipenser: Latin, acipenser = sturgeon, 1853 (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous (Ref. 26364).   Temperate; 10°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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