Chinese Sturgeon

Chinese Sturgeon

Acipenser sinensis

Protected Status

ESA Endangered - Foreign
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Throughout Its Range

Quick Facts

Weight
Up to 990 pounds
Lifespan
At least 35 years
Length
Up to 16 feet
Threats
Entanglement in fishing gear, Habitat degradation, Habitat impediments, Pollution
Location
Foreign
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About the Species

The Chinese sturgeon is found in the freshwater Yangtze River as well as marine waters off the coast of China. Under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries must list threatened and endangered marine species regardless of where they are found. The Chinese sturgeon is listed as endangered throughout its range under the ESA.

Protected Status

ESA Endangered - Foreign

  • Throughout Its Range

CITES Appendix II

  • Throughout Its Range

Scientific Classification

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Acipenseriformes
Family Acipenseridae
Genus Acipenser
Species sinensis

Management Overview

In 2014, NOAA Fisheries listed five sturgeon species, including Chinese sturgeon, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

Regulatory Actions & Documents

Final Rule to List Five Species of Sturgeons as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act

We, NOAA Fisheries, issue a final determination to list five species of foreign sturgeon as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We have made our determination that Acipenser naccarii (Adriatic sturgeon), and A. sturio (European sturgeon)
Final Rule
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National
Effective

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Chinese Sturgeon

Submitted by ethan on Wed, 09/06/2017 - 13:46

The Chinese sturgeon is found in the freshwater Yangtze River as well as marine waters off the coast of China. Under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries must list threatened and endangered marine species regardless of where they are found. The Chinese sturgeon is listed as endangered throughout its range under the ESA.

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Species Common Name
Fish Protected Fish
Weight
Up to 990 pounds
Lifespan
At least 35 years
Length
Up to 16 feet
Threats
Entanglement in fishing gear
Habitat degradation
Habitat impediments
Pollution
Sustainable Seafood
Not Sustainable Seafood

CITES Appendix II

  • Throughout Its Range
Acipenser sinensis
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Acipenseriformes
Acipenseridae
sinensis
Acipenser
Species Status
ESA Endangered - Foreign
CITES Appendix II

ESA Endangered - Foreign

  • Throughout Its Range
Species Profile Type
Protected

Final Rule to List Five Species of Sturgeons as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act

Final Rule |
National

Overview

Authority
Endangered Species Act
Affected Species
Action Status
Final Rule
Effective
07/02/2014

Summary

We, NOAA Fisheries, issue a final determination to list five species of foreign sturgeon as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We have made our determination that Acipenser naccarii (Adriatic sturgeon), and A. sturio (European sturgeon) in Western Europe, A. sinensis (Chinese sturgeon) in the Yangtze River basin, and A. mikadoi (Sakhalin sturgeon) and Huso dauricus (Kaluga sturgeon) in the Amur River Basin/Sea of Japan/Sea of Okhotsk region, should be listed as endangered species.We will not designate critical habitat because the geographical areas occupied by these species are entirely outside U.S. jurisdiction, and we have not identified any unoccupied areas in the U.S. that are currently essential to the conservation of any of these species.

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Last updated by Office of Protected Resources on 07/30/2019

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