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Gulf sturgeon

Acipenser desotoi Vladykov, 1955

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the gulf 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 gulf sturgeon live?

Not recorded

Is the gulf 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 gulf sturgeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classChondrostei
  4. orderAcipenseriformes
  5. familyAcipenseridae
  6. genusAcipenser
  7. SpeciesAcipenser desotoi Vladykov, 1955

Synonyms Acipenser desotoi, Acipenser oxyrhynchus desotoi, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • حفش الخليجArabic
  • GolfstörGerman
  • Esturgeon du Golfe du MexiqueFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gulf 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 gulf sturgeon?

The gulf sturgeon (Acipenser desotoi) 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). Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser desotoi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-sturgeon

MLA

“Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser desotoi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-sturgeon.

BibTeX
@misc{gulf_sturgeon_2026,
  title = {Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser desotoi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-sturgeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}