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Acipenseridae (Sturgeons)
Etymology: Acipenser: Latin, acipenser = sturgeon, 1853 (Ref. 45335); medirostris: The specific name is derived from medirostris, referring to its moderate snout (Ref. 1998).
More on author: Ayres.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre demersal; anadromo (Ref. 120652); rango de profundidad 0 - 80 m (Ref. 50610). Temperate; 10°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059); 65°N - 32°N, 166°W - 114°W (Ref. 54261)
North America: Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska to Ensenada, Mexico. Considered vulnerable in Canada. The Asian population is now considered to be a separate species Acipenser mikadoi (Ref. 6866).
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?, range 162 - ? cm
Max length : 270 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 96339); common length : 130 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193); peso máximo publicado: 159.0 kg (Ref. 2850); edad máxima reportada: 60 años (Ref. 72476)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 33 - 35; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 22 - 28. Characterized by a single row of 1 to 4 bony plates along the midventral line between the anus and the anal fin, and about 33 to 35 rays in the dorsal fin. Dorsal arises at posterior third of the total length; anal fin arises under posterior part of dorsal; pectorals originate low on the body just behind gill opening and are large and rounded; pelvic fins arise near the anus. Generally olive to dark green, lower parts more or less whitish green; a longitudinal olive-green stripe on side between lateral and ventrolateral plates, another on midventral surface; fins grayish to pale green (Ref. 27547). Barbels usually situated closer to mouth than to snout tip; coloration of scutes along side paler than skin (Ref. 86798).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found in estuaries, lower reaches of large rivers, and in salt or brackish water off river mouths (Ref. 5723). Adults probably spawn in fresh water (Ref. 27547). May cover considerable distances in the ocean (Ref. 27547). Edible but with a disagreeable taste and unpleasant odor (Ref. 1998).
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00295 (0.00133 - 0.00656), b=3.18 (3.01 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.5 ±0.52 se; based on food items. |
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Generation time |
12.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (K=0.05-0.09). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Very high vulnerability (80 of 100). 🛈 |
Vulnerabilidad climática (Ref. 125649) |
High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoría de precios (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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Nutrientes (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 14.8 [9.0, 24.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.253 [0.156, 0.390] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [15.1, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.354 [0.202, 0.615] g/100g; Selenium = 22.6 [12.6, 42.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 4.61 [1.77, 11.95] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.437 [0.320, 0.597] mg/100g (wet weight); |