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Sagami sturgeon

Acipenser sinensis Gray, 1835

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the sagami 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 sagami sturgeon live?

Not recorded

Is the sagami 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 sagami sturgeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classChondrostei
  4. orderAcipenseriformes
  5. familyAcipenseridae
  6. genusAcipenser
  7. SpeciesAcipenser sinensis Gray, 1835

Synonyms Acipenser dabryanus, Acipenser kikuchii, Acipenser sinensis, Sinosturio sinensis

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Chinese sturgeonEnglish
  • jeseter čínskýCzech
  • Chinesischer StörGerman
  • Ĉina acipenseroEsperanto
  • KiinansampiFinnish
  • Kineska jesetraCroatian
  • Storione cineseItalian
  • カラチョウザメJapanese
  • Jesiotr chińskiPolish
  • Китайский осётрRussian
  • Кинеска јесетраSerbian
  • Çin mersin baligiTurkish
  • 鱣Chinese
  • 中华鲟Chinese
  • 中國鱘Chinese
  • 中華鱘Chinese
  • 苦臘子Chinese
  • 鰉魚Chinese
  • 鱘魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sagami 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 sagami sturgeon?

The sagami sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) 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). Sagami sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sagami-sturgeon

MLA

“Sagami sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sagami-sturgeon.

BibTeX
@misc{sagami_sturgeon_2026,
  title = {Sagami sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sagami-sturgeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}