Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Acipenseriformes > Family Acipenseridae > Subfamily Acipenserinae > Genus Acipenser

Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Acipenser*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: blini; blini i Europës Perëndimore sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bokmål (Norwegian): stør sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Breton: créac'h; kreia; sturj sources: Cabioch, L. (2008). Personal communication

Bulgarian: Atlantichka esetra; nemska essetra; nemskа esetrа; Немска есетра sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Danish: stør sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.

Dutch: gewone steur; stent sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: Atlantic sturegon; Atlantic sturgeon; Baltic sturgeon; common sturgeon; sea sturgeon; sturgeon sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.

English-United States: Atlantic sturegon; Atlantic Sturgeon; Baltic Sturgeon; Common Sturgeon; Sea sturgeon; Sturgeon sources: Charles Hussey

Finnish: sampi sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.

French: astourion; Créa; Créac; Créach; créat; estourioun; esturgeon; esturgeon Atlantique; esturgeon Atlantique d'Europe; esturgeon Baltique; esturgeon commun; esturgeon d'Europe; esturgeon d'Europe occidentale; esturgeon européen; esturien; esturio; esturjon; esturjoun; étrugeon; sturion; sturk sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.;Quéro J.C., 1984 - Les poissons de mer des pêches françaises - J. Grancher ed, 394 p;Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

German: Baltischer Stör; Europäischer Stör; gemeiner Stör; Ostsee-Stör; Schirk; Stierl; Stör sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Unterwasser-Welt Ostsee;Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.

Greek: Ευρωπαϊκός οξύρρυγχος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Israel (Hebrew): חדקן מצוי sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: attilus; porcelette; porcelleto; porcello; storione; storione comune; storione reale sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;de Groot, B.; Dijkema, R.; Redant, F. (1988). Fish, shells and shellfish: an illustrated guide with descriptions, supply times and recipes of more than 400 sea and freshwater species [Vis, schelp- en schaaldieren: een geïllustreerde gids met de beschrijvingen, aanvoertijden en bereidingswijzen van ruim 400 soorten uit zee en zoet water]. Spectrum: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-274-20203. 180 pp.

Lithuanian: sturys sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: Europeisk stør; stør sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: stør

Norwegian Nynorsk: stør

Nynorsk (Norwegian): stør sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: jesiotr; jesiotr zachodni sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Portuguese: esturjão sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.

Romanian: viza galbena sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: osëtr Baltiiskii; Осетр атлантический sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.;A.Boltachev & E. Karpova, IBSS NAS Ukraine

Slovak: jeseter vel'ky sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: Atlantski jesetar; Atlantski jeseter sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: esturión; esturión común; marion; sollo; sollo real; sulio sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: Europeisk stör; stör sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp.

Turkish: açl mersine; kolan; kolan baligi; kolan balığı; mersin baligi; mersin balığı; surack; syrick sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Осетр атлантичний; Стерлядь прісноводна sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Welsh: styrsiwn

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	FishBase, version october 2012
additional source	Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.
additional source	Strøm, H. (1784). Physisk-oeconomisk beskrivelse over Eger-præstegiæld i Aggerhuus-stift i Norge

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
FishBase
GenBank (144 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (743 publications)
Marine Life Information Network - UK
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126279

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=304327