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Ship

Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828

Status not recordedbony fish

The ship (Acipenser nudiventris) is a species in the family Acipenseridae, order Acipenseriformes.

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Quick facts about the ship

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 ship live?

Not recorded

Is the ship 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 ship classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classChondrostei
  4. orderAcipenseriformes
  5. familyAcipenseridae
  6. genusAcipenser
  7. SpeciesAcipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828

Synonyms Acipenser glaber, Acipenser nudivenris, Acipenser nudiventris, Acipenser nudiventris derjavini, Acipenser schypa, Acipenser turritus, Huso nudiventris, Sterletus nudiventris

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Barbel sturgeonEnglish
  • Bastard sturgeonEnglish
  • Fringebarbel sturgeonEnglish
  • Ship sturgeonEnglish
  • Spiny sturgeonEnglish
  • Thorn sturgeonEnglish
  • Kür kələmosuAzerbaijani
  • ШыпBelarusian
  • ШипBulgarian
  • Jeseter hladkýCzech
  • DickGerman
  • ΓυμνοξυρύχιGreek
  • esturión barba de flecosSpanish
  • ShippEstonian
  • HarmaasampiFinnish
  • shipFrench
  • Sima tokHungarian
  • storione barbiglisfrangiatiItalian
  • aralo jūros eršketasLithuanian
  • glatdicksteurDutch
  • szypPolish
  • Esturjão-ventre-núPortuguese
  • bogzarRomanian
  • шипRussian
  • gladki jeseterSlovenian
  • Кратконоса кечигаSerbian
  • sip baligiTurkish
  • ШипUkrainian
  • ЩипBulgarian
  • shipBulgarian
  • GlattdickGerman
  • SchipGerman
  • Γυμνοξυρύχι/ξυρύχιGreek
  • esturgeonFrench
  • esturgeon à barbillons frangésFrench
  • esturgeon barbillons frangésFrench
  • esturgeon nuFrench
  • Осетр шипRussian
  • mersin baligiTurkish
  • mersin balığıTurkish
  • sip balığıTurkish
  • Осетер шипUkrainian
  • Осетр шипUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ship

Other species in the same genus Acipenser.

EN, Endangered
Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)

Sterlet

Acipenser ruthenus

Acipenseridae

CompareShip vs SterletShip vs European sea sturgeonShip vs Russian sturgeonShip vs Starry sturgeon

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the ship?

The ship (Acipenser nudiventris) 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). Ship (Acipenser nudiventris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ship

MLA

“Ship (Acipenser nudiventris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ship.

BibTeX
@misc{ship_2026,
  title = {Ship (Acipenser nudiventris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ship},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}