Species group · Bony fish
Sturgeons
WAnimals has 3 species of sturgeon, all in the family Acipenseridae.
- 3 species
- 1 family
- 49 countries
- 27 parks
- Weight
- 400 kg – 1.1 t
- Length
- 6 m – 7.2 m
- Lifespan
- 50 – 104 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 3.
All 3 species of sturgeons on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
3 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere 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
It is one of the longest-lived vertebrates: it can live beyond a hundred years.
From Beluga
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
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