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Green sturgeon

Acipenser medirostris Ayres, 1854

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the green 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 green sturgeon live?

Not recorded

Is the green 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 green sturgeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classChondrostei
  4. orderAcipenseriformes
  5. familyAcipenseridae
  6. genusAcipenser
  7. SpeciesAcipenser medirostris Ayres, 1854

Synonyms Acipenser acutirostris, Acipenser medirostris, Sinosturio medirostris

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Sakhalin sturgeonEnglish
  • jeseter sachalinskýCzech
  • grüner StörGerman
  • esturión verdeSpanish
  • VihersampiFinnish
  • esturgeon vertFrench
  • Storione verdeItalian
  • チョウザメJapanese
  • groene steurDutch
  • Jesiotr sachalińskiPolish
  • Esturjão-verdePortuguese
  • SterlyadRussian
  • Yesil mersin baligiTurkish
  • ChôzameJapanese
  • Сахалинский осётрRussian
  • Тихоокеанский (сахалинский, зеленый) осетрRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the green 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 green sturgeon?

The green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) 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). Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-sturgeon

MLA

“Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-sturgeon.

BibTeX
@misc{green_sturgeon_2026,
  title = {Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-sturgeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}