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River sturgeon

Acipenser dabryanus Duméril, 1869

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the river 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 river sturgeon live?

Not recorded

Is the river 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 river sturgeon classified?

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

Synonyms Acipenser dabryanus, Sinosturio dabryanus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Dabry's sturgeonEnglish
  • Yangtze sturgeonEnglish
  • 达氏鲟Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the river 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 river sturgeon?

The river sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus) 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). River sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-sturgeon

MLA

“River sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-sturgeon.

BibTeX
@misc{river_sturgeon_2026,
  title = {River sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-sturgeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}