First observed: 1962 (Jansson 1994)
Taxon: Pisces
Origin: Asia, Siberia (inland waters)
Vector of introduction: stocking
Distribution in the Baltic Sea: Curonian Lagoon, Gulf of Finland, Gulf of Riga, Vistula Lagoon
Species status: not established
Salinity in native habitats: Limnetic (Ruban, Konoplya 1994)
Salinity in the Baltic Sea: Limnetic (Kullander 1999; Winkler et al. 2000)
Ecofunctional group: fish predacious
Ecological impact: hybridization (WGITMO 2001)
Impact on uses/resources: -References:
Jansson K. 1994. Alien Species in the Marine Environment. Introductions to the Baltic sea and the Swedish West Coast. Solna, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency: 68pp.
Kullander S.O., 1999. Swedish fishes: checklist of Swedish fishes. In: Ichthyology Section of Swedish Museum of Natural History (http://www.nrm.se/ve/pisces/allfish.shtml.en). Accessed 23/02/2006
Ruban G.I., L.A. Konoplya 1994. Diet of Siberian sturgeon, Acipenser baeri, in the Indigirka and Kolyma Rivers. J. Ichthyol, 34(5):154-158.
WGITMO. Report. 2001. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Barcelona, Spain:100pp.
Winkler H.M., Skora K., Repecka R., Ploks M., Neelov A., Urho L., Gushin A. and Jespersen H. 2000. Checklist and status of fish species in the Baltic Sea. ICES CM 2000/Mini: 11, 15 p.
More information:
Acipenser baeri. In: FishBase
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