Baikal sturgeon
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| Acipenser baerii baicalensis Nikolskii, 1896 |
The Baikal sturgeon, Acipenser baerii baicalensis, is a sturgeon indigenous to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. It feeds mainly on larvae. The Baikal sturgeon migrates around the lake along its shoreline. Not long ago, sturgeons weighing 125 kilograms were not uncommon. The Baikal Sturgeon is now listed as endangered.
[edit] References
- Sturgeon Specialist Group (1996). Acipenser baerii ssp. baikalensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN A1ace v2.3)
- Acipenser baerii (TSN 161066). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 30 January 2006.
- "Acipenser baerii". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
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