European sea sturgeon
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Acipenser sturio (European sea sturgeon)

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There are some 91 globally threatened species found within the country, among which the Dalmatian pelican, Pygmy cormorant, and the European sea sturgeon.

Due to its connection to sea via the Pineios, the Titarisios also contains migratory fish like the Acipenser sturio (European sea sturgeon) and Alosa fallax (twait shad).

The European sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio), also known as the Atlantic sturgeon, Baltic sturgeon or common sturgeon, is a species of sturgeon found on most coasts of Europe.

Although only one native fish species become extinct in the Loire river, namely the European sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) in the 1940s, the fish population is declining, mostly due to the decrease in the spawning areas.

The Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) is a member of the Acipenseridae family.

ARKive - images and movies of the European sea sturgeon(Acipenser sturio)

The type of sturgeon, acipenser transmontanus, or white sturgeon, is closely related to acipenser sturio, the osetra.

The fish hosts for the glochidium larvae of this species are: Salaria fluviatilis, Gambusia hollbrooki, Acipenser baerii, Acipenser naccarrii and Acipenser sturio.

Due to its connection to sea via the Pineios, the Titarisios also contains migratory fish like the Acipenser sturio (European sea sturgeon) and Alosa fallax (twait shad).

The European sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio), also known as the Atlantic sturgeon, Baltic sturgeon or common sturgeon, is a species of sturgeon found on most coasts of Europe.

Although only one native fish species become extinct in the Loire river, namely the European sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) in the 1940s, the fish population is declining, mostly due to the decrease in the spawning areas.