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Dwarf sturgeon

Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni (Kessler, 1877)

Status not recordedbony fish

The dwarf sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni) is a species in the family Acipenseridae, order Acipenseriformes.

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Quick facts about the dwarf 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 dwarf sturgeon live?

Not recorded

Is the dwarf 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 dwarf sturgeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classChondrostei
  4. orderAcipenseriformes
  5. familyAcipenseridae
  6. genusPseudoscaphirhynchus
  7. SpeciesPseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni (Kessler, 1877)

Synonyms Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermani, Scaphirhynchus hermanni

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Little Amu-Darya shovelnoseEnglish
  • Little shovelnose sturgeonEnglish
  • Small Amu-dar shovelnose sturgeonEnglish
  • Small Amu-Darya shovelnose sturgeonEnglish
  • حفش قزمArabic
  • lopatonos HermannůvCzech
  • Kleiner OxusschaufelstörGerman
  • Petit Nez-Pelle de Lamoucou DariaFrench
  • Kleine schoffelneussteurDutch
  • Esturjão-anãoPortuguese
  • Амударьинский малый лжелопатоносRussian
  • حفش مجرفي الأنف الصغيرArabic
  • Kleiner Amu-Darja-SchaufelstörGerman
  • Kleiner Amudarja-SchaufelstörGerman
  • Kleiner PseudoschaufelstörGerman
  • MalyiI AmudarinskiiI LzhelopatonosRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dwarf sturgeon

Other species in the same genus Pseudoscaphirhynchus.

Shovelfish

Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni

AcipenseridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dwarf sturgeon?

The dwarf sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni) belongs to the family Acipenseridae in the order Acipenseriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dwarf sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-sturgeon

MLA

“Dwarf sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-sturgeon.

BibTeX
@misc{dwarf_sturgeon_2026,
  title = {Dwarf sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-sturgeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}