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White sturgeon

Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the white 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 white sturgeon live?

Not recorded

Is the white 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 white sturgeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classChondrostei
  4. orderAcipenseriformes
  5. familyAcipenseridae
  6. genusAcipenser
  7. SpeciesAcipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836

Synonyms Acipenser aleutensis, Acipenser transmontanus, Sinosturio transmontanus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • weißer StörGerman
  • esturión blancoSpanish
  • esturgeon blancFrench
  • storione biancoItalian
  • baltasis eršketasLithuanian
  • witte steurDutch
  • beli jeseterSlovenian
  • vit störSwedish
  • SacramentostörGerman
  • Pacific steurDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the white 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 white sturgeon?

The white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) belongs to the family Acipenseridae in the order Acipenseriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-sturgeon

MLA

“White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-sturgeon.

BibTeX
@misc{white_sturgeon_2026,
  title = {White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-sturgeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}