Sturgeon That Are Candidates for Listing Under the ESA
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Did You Know? · Comment and/or submit information on these sturgeon species, through 10/26/2012 |
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Status
ESA Candidate Species - 5 Distinct Population Segments (all outside of U.S. waters)
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
- Adriatic sturgeon
(Acipenser naccarii) - Atlantic sturgeon/ Baltic sturgeon/ common sturgeon
(Acipenser sturio) - Chinese sturgeon
(Acipenser sinensis) - Sakhalin sturgeon
(Acipenser mikadoi) - Kaluga sturgeon
(Huso dauricus)
Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)
Title | Federal Register | Date |
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90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Five Species of Sturgeon as Threatened or Endangered Under the ESA » Open for Comment through 10/26/2012 |
77 FR 51767 | 08/27/2012 |
Petition to List 15 Sturgeon Species as Threatened or Endangered | n/a | various |
- Endangered and Threatened (ESA-listed) Sturgeon:
- atlantic sturgeon (5 listed DPSs)
(Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) - green sturgeon (1 listed DPS)
(Acipenser medirostris) - Gulf sturgeon
(Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) - shortnose sturgeon
(Acipenser brevirostrum)
- atlantic sturgeon (5 listed DPSs)
- Endangered and Threatened (ESA-listed) Fish
Updated: September 19, 2012