Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Actinopterygii > Order: Acipenseriformes > Family: Acipenseridae > Genus: Acipenser > Species: Acipenser sturio

Atlantic sturegon - Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe Critically Endangered (IUCN)
EU conservation status by biogeographical region Atlantic - Unfavourable-Bad
Continental - Unknown
Marine Atlantic - Unfavourable-Bad
Mediterranean - Unfavourable-Bad
Protected by EU Habitats Directive and 8 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites 15 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats
  • coastal
  • marine inlets and transitional waters
  • rivers and lakes
  • shelf
Natura 2000 species code 1101

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Critically Endangered

Europe

Critically Endangered

EU

Critically Endangered
IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Near Threatened
Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable
Vulnerable
Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient
Endangered
Extinct
Least Concern
Critically Endangered
Sources:

EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2007-2012 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Favourable: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Unfavourable-Inadequate: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Unfavourable-Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.
Sources:
Full table details

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode Country Site name Action
ES0000024 Spain Doñana Map
FR5400431 France Marais de Brouage (et marais nord d'Oléron) Map
FR5400432 France Marais de la Seudre Map
FR5400469 France Pertuis Charentais Map
FR7200660 France La Dordogne Map
FR7200700 France La Garonne Map
ES6150018 Spain Río Guadiana y Ribera de Chanza Map
ES6150010 Spain Andévalo Occidental Map
ES6130015 Spain Río Guadalquivir -Tramo Medio Map
DE1652301 Germany Pommersche Bucht mit Oderbank Map
GR2310001 Greece DELTA ACHELOOU, LIMNOTHALASSA MESOLONGIOU - AITOLIKOU, EKVOLES EVINOU, NISOI ECHINADES, NISOS PETALAS Map
FR7200677 France Estuaire de la Gironde Map
ES6150019 Spain Bajo Guadalquivir Map
FR7200811 France Panache de la Gironde et plateau rocheux de Cordouan (Système Pertuis Gironde) Map
FR7200812 France Portion du littoral sableux de la côte aquitaine Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Legal text Annex Conditions More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive) http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864

Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention) http://www.cms.int/
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) http://www.cites.org/eng
Commission regulation (EU) No 1320/2014, of 1 December 2014, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (EU regulation of trade of fauna and flora) http://ec.europa.eu/environm...s/legislation_en.htm
Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol) http://rac-spa.org/protocol

http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") (OSPAR Convention) http://www.ospar.org/content...240000_000000_000000

Common names and synonyms

Common Name Language Reference
Açl mersine Turkish Fishbase
Akipissios Greek Fishbase
Almindelig stør Danish EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
An bradán fearna Irish (recte Irish Gaelic) Fishbase
Asetras Lithuanian Fishbase
Astourion French Fishbase
Atlantic sturegon English Fishbase
Atlantic Sturgeon English EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Atlanticheskii osetr Russian Fishbase
Atlantichka esetra Bulgarian Fishbase
Atlantinis ersketas Lithuanian Fishbase
Atlantiskÿ osetr Russian Fishbase
Atlanto ersketas Lithuanian Fishbase
Atlantska jesetra Serbian Fishbase
Atlantski jesetar Slovenian Fishbase
Atlantski jeseter Slovenian Fishbase
Attilus Italian Fishbase
Baltic sturgeon English Fishbase
Baltischer stör German Fishbase
Baltiskÿ osetr Russian Fishbase
Baltiyskiy osetr Russian Fishbase
Blini Albanian Fishbase
Blini turigjate Albanian Fishbase
Bradan Fearna Irish (recte Irish Gaelic) Fishbase
Common sturgeon English Fishbase
Créa French Fishbase
Créac French Fishbase
Créach French Fishbase
Creal Portuguese Fishbase
Czetzugi Polish Fishbase
Czezuga Polish Fishbase
Ersketras Lithuanian Fishbase
Estourioun French Fishbase
Esturgeon French EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Esturgeon Atlantique French Fishbase
Esturgeon Atlantique d'Europe French Fishbase
Esturgeon Baltique French Fishbase
Esturgeon commun French Fishbase
Esturgeon d'Europe French Fishbase
Esturgeon d'Europe occidentale French Fishbase
Esturien French Fishbase
Esturio French Fishbase
Esturión Spanish EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Esturión común Spanish Fishbase
Esturjao Portuguese Fishbase
Esturjao solho Portuguese Fishbase
Esturjon French Fishbase
Esturjoun French Fishbase
Étrugeon French Fishbase
Gemeiner Stör German Fishbase
Gewone steur Dutch EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Graa-stepa Icelandic Fishbase
Jeseter vel'ky Slovak Fishbase
Jeseter velký Czech Fishbase
Jesetra Serbian Fishbase
Jesetric Croatian Fishbase
Jesiotr zachodni Polish Fishbase
jesziotr Polish Fishbase
Kestchecke Hungarian Fishbase
Ketschegi Hungarian Fishbase
Kolan Turkish Fishbase
Kolan baligi Turkish Fishbase
Közönséges tok Hungarian Fishbase
Közönseges tok Macedonian Fishbase
Marion Spanish Fishbase
Mersin baligi Turkish Fishbase
Moruna Serbian Fishbase
Mourouna Greek Fishbase
Mouroúna Stourióni Greek Fishbase
Nemetskij osetr Russian Fishbase
Nemska essetra Bulgarian Fishbase
Obiknovenÿ osetr Russian Fishbase
Osstrina Russian Fishbase
Peixe rei Portuguese Fishbase
Porcelette Italian Fishbase
Porcelleto Italian Fishbase
Porcello Italian Fishbase
Rodmage Icelandic Fishbase
Sampi Finnish EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Schirk German Fishbase
Sea sturgeon English Fishbase
Sip Romanian Fishbase
Sipul Romanian Fishbase
Sôlho Portuguese Fishbase
Sollo Spanish Fishbase
Sollo real Spanish Fishbase
Stent Dutch Fishbase
Steur Dutch Fishbase
Stierl German Fishbase
Stoer German Fishbase
Stohr German Fishbase
Stör German EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Stör Swedish Fishbase
store Latvian Latvian NRC
Storijun Croatian Fishbase
Storione Italian Fishbase
Storione comune Italian EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Storione reale Italian Fishbase
Storje Norwegian Fishbase
Storjer Finnish Fishbase
Stourioni Greek Fishbase
Strljun Croatian Fishbase
Sturgeon English Fishbase
Sturion French Fishbase
Sturion Romanian Fishbase
Sturjun Maltese Fishbase
Sturk French Fishbase
Sturo German Fishbase
Sturys Lithuanian Fishbase
Styrja Icelandic Fishbase
Stør Danish Fishbase
Stør Norwegian Fishbase
Sülime Russian Fishbase
Sulio Spanish Fishbase
Surack Turkish Fishbase
Syrick Turkish Fishbase
Szintok Hungarian Fishbase
Tanna Russian Fishbase
Vanlig stör Swedish EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Viza galbena Romanian Fishbase
Xirichi Greek Fishbase
Synonym Author
Acipenser yarrellii Duméril, 1867
Acipenser hospitus Krøyer, 1852
Acipenser latirostris Parnell, 1838
Acipenser lichtensteinii Bloch, 1801
Acipenser thompsonii Ball, 1856
Sturio accipenser Strøm, 1784
Acipenser attilus Rafinesque, 1820
Acipenser attilus Gray, 1851
Acipenser sturioides Malm, 1861
Acipenser ducissae Duméril, 1870
Acipenser nehelae Duméril, 1870
Acipenser podapos Duméril, 1870
Acipenser valenciennii Duméril, 1870
Acipenser europaeus Brusina, 1902
Sturio vulgaris Brusina, 1902
Acipenser fitzingeri Duméril, 1870
Arcipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
Accipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
Accipenser attilus Rafinesque, 1820

Other resources

CoL (accepted name) Catalogue of Life
Fauna Europaea Fauna Europaea
FishBase FishBase
GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS (Valid name) Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted) Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+ Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia Wikipedia
WoRMS World Register of Marine Species

External data

Reportnet deliveries

Files delivered through Reportnet with relevance to this species.

16 items found, displaying all items.1
Released Coverage Envelope File
2015-12-16 Portugal PT_Habitats_2013_2014_correct file habides_export.xml
2015-12-11 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Auvergne
2015-09-17 France FRANCE Rapport Complementaire art 16 Directive Habitat 92/43/CEE année 2012 Derog_HABITATS_2012_autorisations_ministerielles.xml
2015-07-31 Greece Habitats Directive Article 17 29_12_2014 submission GR GR_species_reports-15723-10453.xml
2014-11-14 Slovenia Derogations 2013 Derogations 2013
2014-10-30 Poland National Report on Derogations under the Birds and Habitats Directives Habitats and Birds Derogations Report
2014-02-04 Netherlands Habitats Directive Derogations 2011-2012 Habitats Directive Derogations 2011 2012
2013-11-20 Slovenia Report 2011-2012 derogations 2011 - 2012
2013-10-10 United Kingdom Habitats Directive Article 17 2013 2nd submission UK GB_species_reports-13925-15297.xml
2013-09-11 Spain Habitats Directive: Report Art.17 2007-2012 ES_species_reports
2008-07-07 Spain Spain's delivery of 3 July Acipenser sturio
2008-03-17 Netherlands NL Report HR 2007 Species questionnaire for Acipenser sturio
2008-03-05 Italy Italy Acipenser sturio
2008-02-28 France rapport France Acipenser sturio
2008-02-25 Portugal Relatório nacional sobre a implementação da Directiva Habitats Species questionnaire for Acipenser sturio
2008-02-22 Greece Hellas Species questionnaire for Acipenser sturio

Summary of derogations for species

EU member states are required to report derogations from protection efforts of species.

18 items found, displaying all items.1
Region From Until Justification Activity Impact
Warminsko-Mazurskie 2012-02-28 2015-12-31 Unknown number of local population. Capture None, becouse fish were not killed and were released immediately after the measurements.
Warminsko-Mazurskie 2012-02-28 2015-12-31 Unknown number of local population. Capture for keeping in captivity None, becouse fish were not killed and were released immediately after the measurements.
Pomorskie 2012-02-28 2015-12-31 Unknown number of local population. Capture None, becouse fish were not killed and were released immediately after the measurements.
Pomorskie 2012-02-28 2015-12-31 Unknown number of local population. Capture for keeping in captivity None, becouse fish were not killed and were released immediately after the measurements.
Extra-Regio NUTS 2 2010-05-27 2060-05-27 dovoljeno je odvzeti neomejeno število poginulih živali iz narave Keeping of dead species ni vpliva na populacijo
Extra-Regio NUTS 2 2010-05-27 2060-05-27 na posamezni lokaciji se lahko usmrti največ 5 osebkov živali posamezne vrste na leto Capture ni vpliva na populacijo
Extra-Regio NUTS 2 2010-05-27 2060-05-27 na posamezni lokaciji se lahko usmrti največ 5 osebkov živali posamezne vrste na leto Killing ni vpliva na populacijo
Extra-Regio NUTS 2 2010-05-27 2060-05-27 na posamezni lokaciji se lahko usmrti največ 5 osebkov živali posamezne vrste na leto Deliberate disturbance ni vpliva na populacijo
Extra-Regio NUTS 2 2010-05-27 2060-05-27 dovoljeno je odvzeti neomejeno število poginulih živali iz narave Keeping of dead species ni vpliva na populacijo
Extra-Regio NUTS 2 2010-05-27 2060-05-27 na posamezni lokaciji se lahko usmrti največ 5 osebkov živali posamezne vrste na leto Capture ni vpliva na populacijo
Extra-Regio NUTS 2 2010-05-27 2060-05-27 na posamezni lokaciji se lahko usmrti največ 5 osebkov živali posamezne vrste na leto Killing ni vpliva na populacijo
Extra-Regio NUTS 2 2010-05-27 2060-05-27 na posamezni lokaciji se lahko usmrti največ 5 osebkov živali posamezne vrste na leto Deliberate disturbance ni vpliva na populacijo
Slovenia 2010-05-12 2060-05-12 neomejeno število mrtvih živali je dovoljeno odvzeti iz narave Keeping of dead species ni vpliva na populacijo
Slovenia 2010-05-12 2060-05-12 za namene raziskovanja se lahko ujame in nato izpusti na mestu ujetja neomejeno število živali Capture ni vpliva na populacijo
Slovenia 2010-05-12 2060-05-12 za namene raziskovanja se lahko ujame in nato izpusti na mestu ujetja neomejeno število živali Deliberate disturbance ni vpliva na populacijo
Slovenia 2010-05-12 2060-05-12 neomejeno število mrtvih živali je dovoljeno odvzeti iz narave Keeping of dead species ni vpliva na populacijo
Slovenia 2010-05-12 2060-05-12 za namene raziskovanja se lahko ujame in nato izpusti na mestu ujetja neomejeno število živali Capture ni vpliva na populacijo
Slovenia 2010-05-12 2060-05-12 za namene raziskovanja se lahko ujame in nato izpusti na mestu ujetja neomejeno število živali Deliberate disturbance ni vpliva na populacijo
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