Danube Sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)

Also known as Diamond Sturgeon, Kura Sturgeon, Persian Sturgeon, Russian Sturgeon

Description

Also known as Diamond Sturgeon, Kura Sturgeon, Persian Sturgeon, Russian Sturgeon.

Found singly or in schools, on soft substrates, in bays, estuaries, lakes, rivers, and in the open sea.
They feed nocturnally on benthic crustaceans, fish, and molluscs.
Length - 236cm
Depth - 2-100m
Widespread Eurasia, Europe

Sturgeon eggs are used as Caviar and very expensive it is to! Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Acipenser-gueldenstaedtii

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