Biblio Entry Summary for Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
 
Citation Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007, Handbook of European freshwater fishes.. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp.
Ref. 59043 Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007
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Named Used as Valid Acipenser colchicus
Comment max length; habitat; food; spawning
Locality
Distribution Eurasia: Southeastern Black Sea basin, Rioni drainage, and Georgian and Turkish coasts; lower Danube. Considered critically endangered and one of the most threatened fish species in Europe, but with no known attempt to protect it.
Quote 200 cm TL; coastal and estuarine zones; juveniles in rivers during first summer; benthic molluscs, crustaceans, small fish; spawns on stone or gravel bottom, in strong-current areas of main stream of large and deep rivers;
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