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Sturgeon!

Sturgeon!. Acipenseriformes:. Sturgeons: Bony scutes Sensory barbels Mostly freshwater —few marine/anadromous Prized for eggs = cavier Caspian and Black Seas of western Asia Stock collapsing (Asian) Shovelnose sturgeon and pallid sturgeon Very fecund; mature at a late age.

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Sturgeon!

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  1. Sturgeon!

  2. Acipenseriformes: • Sturgeons: • Bony scutes • Sensory barbels • Mostly freshwater —few marine/anadromous • Prized for eggs = cavier • Caspian and Black Seas of western Asia • Stock collapsing (Asian) • Shovelnose sturgeon and pallid sturgeon • Very fecund; mature at a late age

  3. Mote Aquaculture Park, Sarasota Florida

  4. The Siberian Sturgeon Easier to breed than other species Grows rapidly Few disease problems. Reaches a maximum length of 2m at 200 kg in the wild. In ponds 1m and ~15 kg max! Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baeri)

  5. The Beluga or Great Sturgeon. (Huso huso) Largest growing sturgeon species. Over 9m @ 1400 kg. Grows very quickly Year one : 5 - 10 kg Year two : 15 - 20 kg Year three : 25 - 30 kg Year four : 35 - 40 kg Year five : 45 - 55 kg

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