Bastard sturgeon

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Bastard sturgeon
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Genus: Acipenser
Species: A. nudiventris
Binomial name
Acipenser nudiventris
Lovetsky, 1828

The bastard sturgeon, fringebarbel sturgeon, ship sturgeon, spiny sturgeon, or thorn sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris) is a species of fish in the Acipenseridae family. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, possibly Georgia, and possibly Turkmenistan.

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