Acipenser sinensis Gray, 1835
Chinese sturgeon
photo by CAFS

Family:  Acipenseridae (Sturgeons), subfamily: Acipenserinae
Max. size:  346 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 600 kg; max. reported age: 33 years
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine, anadromous
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: China and Japan (Sagami Sea) (Ref. 4537). Reported from Korea (Ref. 12218). Pearl River and Chinese sea (Ref. 42845).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 50-57; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 32-40. Body shields in 5 rows; dorsal shields 10 to 17.
Biology:  Fry can be found in slow moving waters, adults in deep waters (Ref. 12218). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166). Reported to reach a length of more than 3 meters (Ref. 109736).
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 15 September 2019 (A2bc) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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