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

Adriatic sturgeon - Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Critically Endangered (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 9 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	55 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	coastal marine inlets and transitional waters rivers and lakes shelf wetlands
Natura 2000 species code	1100

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

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

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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 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Good: 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.
Poor: 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.
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.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
IT1150001	Italy	Valle del Ticino	Map
IT2010013	Italy	Ansa di Castelnovate	Map
IT2010014	Italy	Turbigaccio, Boschi di Castelletto e Lanca di Bernate	Map
IT2030005	Italy	Palude di Brivio	Map
IT2050005	Italy	Boschi della Fagiana	Map
IT2060015	Italy	Bosco de l'Isola	Map
IT2080002	Italy	Basso corso e sponde del Ticino	Map
IT2080014	Italy	Boschi Siro Negri e Moriano	Map
IT2080019	Italy	Boschi di Vaccarizza	Map
IT2080301	Italy	Boschi del Ticino	Map
IT2090002	Italy	Boschi e Lanca di Comazzo	Map
IT2090003	Italy	Bosco del Mortone	Map
IT2090006	Italy	Spiagge fluviali di Boffalora	Map
IT2090007	Italy	Lanca di Soltarico	Map
IT2090008	Italy	La Zerbaglia	Map
IT2090010	Italy	Adda Morta	Map
IT20A0004	Italy	Le Bine	Map
IT20A0006	Italy	Lanche di Azzanello	Map
IT20A0007	Italy	Bosco della Marisca	Map
IT20A0008	Italy	Isola Uccellanda	Map
IT20A0009	Italy	Bosco di Barco	Map
IT20B0001	Italy	Bosco Foce Oglio	Map
IT20B0003	Italy	Lanca Cascina S. Alberto	Map
IT20B0006	Italy	Isola Boscone	Map
IT20B0010	Italy	Vallazza	Map
IT3270017	Italy	Delta del Po: tratto terminale e delta veneto	Map
IT3320030	Italy	Bosco di Golena del Torreano	Map
IT3320037	Italy	Laguna di Marano e Grado	Map
IT3330005	Italy	Foce dell'Isonzo - Isola della Cona	Map
IT4010018	Italy	Fiume Po da Rio Boriacco a Bosco Ospizio	Map
IT4030020	Italy	Golena del Po di Gualtieri, Guastalla e Luzzara	Map
IT4060005	Italy	Sacca di Goro, Po di Goro, Valle Dindona, Foce del Po di Volano	Map
IT4060016	Italy	Fiume Po da Stellata a Mesola e Cavo Napoleonico	Map
IT2080703	Italy	Po di Pieve Porto Morone	Map
IT3270022	Italy	Golena di Bergantino	Map
IT2090702	Italy	Po di Corte S. Andrea	Map
IT20B0501	Italy	Viadana, Portiolo, San Benedetto Po e Ostiglia	Map
IT1180028	Italy	Fiume Po - tratto vercellese alessandrino	Map
IT3250046	Italy	Laguna di Venezia	Map
IT2080702	Italy	Po di Monticelli Pavese e Chignolo Po	Map
IT2090501	Italy	Senna Lodigiana	Map
IT2080701	Italy	Po da Albaredo Arnaboldi ad Arena Po	Map
IT20B0401	Italy	Parco Regionale Oglio Sud	Map
IT20A0020	Italy	Gabbioneta	Map
IT20A0016	Italy	Spiaggioni di Spinadesco	Map
IT20A0019	Italy	Barco	Map
IT2090503	Italy	Castelnuovo Bocca d'Adda	Map
IT20A0017	Italy	Scolmatore di Genivolta	Map
IT20B0402	Italy	Riserva Regionale Garzaia di Pomponesco	Map
IT3270023	Italy	Delta del Po	Map
IT20A0503	Italy	Isola Maria Luigia	Map
IT2090701	Italy	Po di San Rocco al Porto	Map
IT20A0501	Italy	Spinadesco	Map
IT1120030	Italy	Sponde fluviali di Palazzolo vercellese	Map
IT2080026	Italy	Siti riproduttivi di Acipenser naccarii	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

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)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)		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)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix II of the Bonn Convention (CMS). See there for more details.	http://www.cms.int/
	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.	Synonym for this species is listed in CITES. See there for more details.	http://www.cites.org/eng
	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.
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)	Annex B includes: All other CITES Appendix II species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation; Some CITES Appendix III species * Some non-CITES species		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)	Annex II: Endangered or threatened species that the Parties shall manage with the aim of maintaining them in a favourable state of conservation. They shall ensure their maximum possible protection and recovery.	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix II of the Barcelona Convention Protocol. See there for more details.	http://rac-spa.org/protocol http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf
	Annex II: Endangered or threatened species that the Parties shall manage with the aim of maintaining them in a favourable state of conservation. They shall ensure their maximum possible protection and recovery.		http://rac-spa.org/protocol http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Adriatic sturgeon	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Adriaticheskyi osetr	Russian	Fishbase
Adriatische steur	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Adriatischer stör	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Adriatisk stør	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Blini i bardhe	Albanian	Fishbase
Esturgeon de l'Adriatique	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Esturgiao	Portuguese	Fishbase
Esturión del Adriático	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Esturjão-adriátici	Portuguese	Fishbase
Jadranska jesetra	Serbian	Fishbase
Jadranski jeseter	Slovenian	Fishbase
Jesiotr adriatycki	Polish	Fishbase
Storione cobice	Italian	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

Synonym	Author
Acipenser heckelii	Fitzinger & Heckel, 1836
Acipenser huso	Naccari, 1822
Acipenser naccari	Bonaparte, 1836
Acipenser nardoi	Heckel, 1851
Acipenser nasus	Heckel, 1851
Acipenser lutescens	Rafinesque, 1820
Acipenser platycephalus	Bonaparte, 1846
Acipenser ladanus	Nardo, 1847
Acipenser sturionellus	Nardo, 1860
Acipenser sturionaster	Brusina, 1902
Acipenser ladanus	Ninni, 1872
Accipenser lutescens	Rafinesque, 1820
Acipenser heckelii	Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833

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.

4 items found, displaying all items.1

Released	Coverage	Envelope	File
2015-07-31	Greece	Habitats Directive Article 17 29_12_2014 submission GR	GR_species_reports-15723-10453.xml
2013-12-04	Italy	3rd Italian national report 2013	IT_species_reports.xml
2008-03-05	Italy	Italy	Acipenser naccarii
2008-02-22	Greece	Hellas	Species questionnaire for Acipenser naccarii

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