Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Sakhalin sturgeon (Acipenser mikadoi), recorded as Critically Endangered
Sakhalin sturgeon (Acipenser mikadoi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Sakhalin sturgeon

Acipenser mikadoi

Sakhalin sturgeon is a ray-finned fish in the family Acipenseridae (order Acipenseriformes) — Acipenser mikadoi, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Acipenser mikadoi
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Acipenseriformes · Acipenseridae · Acipenser

Appearance

The Sakhalin sturgeon is recorded to be the colors of olive-green and dark green. Its sides have a yellowish white color and it includes an olive green stripe.

Range and habitat

The Sakhalin sturgeon is commonly found in the areas of Northwest Pacific, Bering Sea, Tumnin or Datta river, northern Japan, and Korea. This species currently spawns persistently in the Tumnin River. It is found in Japan and Russia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

The threats that are affecting the population of the Sakhalin sturgeon include illegal poaching, trawling, accidental bycatch, pollution, and construction of dams. Currently, the species' population is significantly decreasing and is on the brink of extinction.

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Sakhalin sturgeon is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Sakhalin sturgeon, Wikidata item Q1842196. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Photograph of Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Adriatic sturgeon

Acipenser naccarii
Photograph of Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Amur sturgeon

Acipenser schrenckii
Photograph of Bastard sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Bastard sturgeon

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Photograph of Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Chinese sturgeon

Acipenser sinensis

Quick answers

What is Sakhalin sturgeon?
Sakhalin sturgeon is a ray-finned fish in the family Acipenseridae (order Acipenseriformes) — Acipenser mikadoi.
What is the conservation status of Sakhalin sturgeon?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Acipenser mikadoi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Sakhalin sturgeon live?
The Sakhalin sturgeon is commonly found in the areas of Northwest Pacific, Bering Sea, Tumnin or Datta river, northern Japan, and Korea.
Why is Sakhalin sturgeon in crisis?
The threats that are affecting the population of the Sakhalin sturgeon include illegal poaching, trawling, accidental bycatch, pollution, and construction of dams.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Acipenser mikadoi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Sakhalin sturgeon a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.