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Amur sturgeon

Acipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869

Status not recordedbony fish

The amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii) is a species in the family Acipenseridae, order Acipenseriformes.

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Quick facts about the amur sturgeon

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the amur sturgeon live?

Not recorded

Is the amur sturgeon endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the amur sturgeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classChondrostei
  4. orderAcipenseriformes
  5. familyAcipenseridae
  6. genusAcipenser
  7. SpeciesAcipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869

Synonyms Acipenser baeri schrencki, Acipenser multiscutatus, Acipenser schrencki, Acipenser schrenckii, Acipenser schrenki, Sinosturio schrenckii, Sturio schrenckii

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Jeseter amurskýCzech
  • Amur-StörGerman
  • AmurinsampiFinnish
  • Storione dell'AmurItalian
  • センニンチョウザメJapanese
  • Jesiotr amurskiPolish
  • Осётр амурскийRussian
  • Amur mersin baligiTurkish
  • 施氏鲟Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the amur sturgeon

Other species in the same genus Acipenser.

EN, Endangered
Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)

Sterlet

Acipenser ruthenus

Acipenseridae

Ship

Acipenser nudiventris

AcipenseridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the amur sturgeon?

The amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii) belongs to the family Acipenseridae in the order Acipenseriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/amur-sturgeon

MLA

“Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/amur-sturgeon.

BibTeX
@misc{amur_sturgeon_2026,
  title = {Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/amur-sturgeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}