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Acipenser sinensis in Japan
Chinese sturgeon

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Acipenser sinensis   Gray, 1835
Family:	Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) , subfamily: Acipenserinae			picture (Acsin_u3.jpg) by CAFS
Order:	Acipenseriformes  (sturgeons and paddlefishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Chinese sturgeon
Max. size:	130 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 38401); max. published weight: 600.0 kg (Ref. 47439); max. reported age: 13 years
Environment:	demersal; anadromous
Climate:	temperate; 35°N - 2°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Tm=9-26; Tmax=33)
Distribution:	Northwest Pacific: China and Japan (Sagami Sea) (Ref. 4537). Reported from Korea (Ref. 12218). Pearl River and Chinese sea (Ref. 42845). Endangered (Ref. 6866). International trade restricted (CITES II, since 1.4.98; CMS Appendix II).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 50-57; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 32-40. Body shields in 5 rows; dorsal shields 10 to 17.
Biology:	Fry can be found in slow moving waters, adults in deep waters (Ref. 12218). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166)
Threatened:	Endangered, see IUCN Red List  (A2cd) , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Birstein, V.J.. 1993. (Ref. 6866)
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Japan country information
Common names:	Kara-chôzame		Ref:  Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
Status:	native		Ref:  Chyung, M.-K., 1977
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Distributed from Sagami Bay to the China Seas. Also Ref. 4537, 12218, 45563.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
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	Checked:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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