Taxonomic Remarks
Acipenser colchicus was described as a subspecies of A. gueldenstaedti, then considered as a subspecies of A. persicus, and is now recognized as a species by some works. On the other end, other works suggest that A. persicus, which is similar to A. gueldenstaedti, is a synonym of the latter. We will wait that the taxonomoic situation gets more clarity before changing the list of valid species, which follows the World Sturgeon Conservation Society one. Check ECoF, IUCN and FAO for more details. Anyway in FishBase, it is possible to retrieve the information under the name that was used as valid in each publication.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser; süßwasser; brackwasser demersal; anadrom (Ref. 58888). Temperate; 52°N - 36°N, 38°E - 54°E
Eurasia: Caspian basin, most abundant in the southern part (Ref. 59043). Also distributed along the eastern Black Sea (Ref. 58888).
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 137.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 255 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 98365); max. veröff. Gewicht: 70.0 kg (Ref. 58888)
Anadromous. Inhabits coastal and estuarine zones at the sea. Breeds in strong-current habitats in main course of large and deep rivers on stone or gavel bottom. Juvenile stay in riverine habitats during their first summer (Ref. 59043). Adults migrating to breed take the path of short, fast flowing mountain rivers (Ref. 33773). Maximum reported length for female is 176.1 cm TL(Ref. 58888).
Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00217 - 0.00696), b=3.14 (2.99 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 18.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): sehr niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert mehr als 14 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (85 of 100).
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