Stats

Lifespan

Up to 60 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Solitary

Biome

Freshwater river

Range

Northern Asia

Movement

Swimming

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Armor

Status

Critically Endangered

About

The Siberian sturgeon is a fish that lives in rivers, and it's the largest freshwater fish in the world, growing up to 23 feet long and weighing over 1,200 pounds. It can live for up to 100 years, and its teeth never stop growing, which is why it can eat so much.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling fry

   A tiny fry hatches with a yolk sac and begins free-swimming once the sac is absorbed.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile takes on adult body shape and feeds on small prey, often in nursery waters.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Acipenseriformes

Family

Acipenseridae

Genus

Huso

Species

Huso baerii