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Definition of Acipenser ruthenus

Acipenser ruthenus
Sterlet Ster"let, n. [Russ. sterliade.] (Zo["o]l.) A small sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus) found in the Caspian Sea and its rivers, and highly esteemed for its flavor. The finest caviare is made from its roe.

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- best kinds of caviar and isingl****.[citation needed] The sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus in Linnaeus' classification) is the last of the five native sturgeon...
- the IUCN as of July 21, 2022. Prior to 2025, it was placed in the genus Acipenser, but this placement was long found to be paraphyletic. In 2025, it was...
- alongside paddlefish (Polyodontidae). The family is grouped into five genera: Acipenser, Huso, Scaphirhynchus, Sinosturio, and Pseudoscaphirhynchus. Two species...
- Acipenser is a genus of sturgeons, containing three species native to freshwater and estuarine systems of eastern North America and Europe. It is the...
- carpio and Rutilus rutilus, Sander lucioperca and, among sturgeons, Acipenser ruthenus is the main prey. Little is known about the diet of the extinct Adriatic...
- biologist Karl Ernst von Baer. Prior to 2025, it was placed in the genus Acipenser, but this placement was found to be paraphyletic, and it is more accurately...
- making them highly vulnerable to fishing. It is distinguished from other Acipenser species by its short snout with a rounded tip as well as its lower lip...
- (Huso huso), Sevruga (Acipenser stellatus) and Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus). The name Ossetra corresponds to the species Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, which...
- extant species of sturgeon are recognized, including 17 within the genus Acipenser. Sturgeon are distributed around the northern part of the Northern Hemisphere...
- †Priscosturion Grande & Hilton, 2009 [Psammorhynchus Grande & Hilton, 2006] Genus Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Huso J. F. Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 Genus Scaphirhynchus...