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Adriatic sturgeon

Acipenser naccarii
Acipenser naccarii (Adriatic sturgeon)
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Distribution
Distribution map: Acipenser naccarii (Adriatic sturgeon)

IUCN Red List status  
critically endangered



Habitat
Temperature:
no data found yet
Salinity:
Ffresh to seawater
Photoperiod:
no data found yet
Substrate:
Fyes
Trophic level:
not investigated by us yet
Growth
Length:
not investigated by us yet
Weight:
not investigated by us yet
Maturity:
no data found yet
Malformations:
Fyes
Morphology:
not investigated by us yet
Swimming
Home range:
no data found yet
Depth:
F10.0-40.0 m
Speed:
not investigated by us yet
Migration:
Fanadromous
Type:
not investigated by us yet
Reproduction
Nest building:
no data found yet
Courtship:
no data found yet
Mating type:
no data found yet
Fecundity:
not investigated by us yet
Brood care:
no data found yet
Social behaviour
Aggregation:
no data found yet
Organisation:
not investigated by us yet
Aggression:
Fno
Handling
Farming frequency:
no data found yet
Farming stress:
Fyes
Slaughter protocol:
Fyes

Farming remarks

Acipenser naccarii
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FishTalk

Acipenser naccarii is a critically endangered species of the sturgeon family. It was probably driven to extinction in the wild due to overfishing and was preserved solely due to the efforts of regional governments and fish farms (one in Italy and the other in Spain) that started a reproduction programme. Nowadays its production efforts are divided between repopulation and caviar. A minor percentage is hybridised with Acipenser baerii for meat production. It is however surprising that almost no information on the biology of this species is available and therefore neither a clear assessment of its current welfare state nor potential for improvement is possible. Further research should be dedicated to all the criteria evaluated on the list below as well as the success of the repopulation effort.

For details see: WelfareCheck | farm
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