Status Review for 5 species of Foreign Sturgeon : Adriatic sturgeon, European Sturgeon, Chinese Sturgeon, Sakhalin Sturgeon, Kaluga Sturgeon
This report is the status review for five species of foreign sturgeon. This report summarizes the…
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Acipenser sinensis
The Chinese sturgeon is found in the freshwater Yangtze River as well as marine waters off the coast of China. The Chinese sturgeon is listed as endangered throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act.
Kingdom | Animalia | Phylum | Chordata | Class | Actinopterygii | Order | Acipenseriformes | Family | Acipenseridae | Genus | Acipenser | Species | sinensis |
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The Chinese sturgeon is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
In 2012, WildEarth Guardians and Friends of Animals petitioned NOAA Fisheries to list 15 foreign sturgeon species under the Endangered Species Act. After completing a status review, we proposed to list five of the foreign sturgeon species as endangered, including the Chinese sturgeon, and requested public comment. In 2014, we listed the Chinese sturgeon as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
This report is the status review for five species of foreign sturgeon. This report summarizes the…