Species group · Bony fish
Sturgeons
WAnimals has 3 species of sturgeon, in the family Acipenseridae.
- 3 species
- 1 family
- 49 countries
- 27 parks
- Weight
- 19 kg – 1.6 t
- Length
- 6 m – 7.2 m
- Lifespan
- 50 – 104 years
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 3.
All 3 species of sturgeons on WAnimals
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
2 Critically Endangered1 Vulnerable
3 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Where they live
Recorded in 49 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…?
It is the largest freshwater fish in the world. The biggest one ever caught weighed 1,571 kg and measured 7.2 m.
From Beluga Sturgeon
It is one of the longest-lived vertebrates: it can live beyond a hundred years.
From Beluga Sturgeon
Fishing has cut that longevity short. Today no individuals older than 56 years are found, because almost all are caught soon after reaching maturity.
From Beluga Sturgeon
It eats molluscs, polychaetes, shrimp and small fish from the sea and river bed.
From Sturgeon
The last confirmed natural spawning outside that basin was recorded in 1994.
From Sturgeon
It migrates between the sea and Europe's rivers to spawn, and has bony external plates instead of scales.
From Sturgeon
It is the largest freshwater fish in North America and can live beyond a hundred years.
From White Sturgeon
The females spawn only every two to five years, which makes populations very slow to recover.
From White Sturgeon