Johnny Braun, Luxemburg
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Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
Danube sturgeon
Anadromous and freshwater populations exist. At the sea, it occurs in shallow coastal and estuarine zones. In freshwaters, it inhabits deep parts of large rivers with moderate to swift current.
Found mainly near the shore over sand and mud. Usually solitary
Countries
Eurasia: Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea, entering all main rivers that empty into them (Don, Kuban, Danube, Dnieper (rare), Dniester). Introduced throughout Europe
Danube sturgeon
Anadromous and freshwater populations exist. At the sea, it occurs in shallow coastal and estuarine zones. In freshwaters, it inhabits deep parts of large rivers with moderate to swift current.
Found mainly near the shore over sand and mud. Usually solitary
Countries
Eurasia: Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea, entering all main rivers that empty into them (Don, Kuban, Danube, Dnieper (rare), Dniester). Introduced throughout Europe
