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Sturgeon (from Old English styrġa ultimately from Proto-Indo-European * str̥ (Hx)yón - [1]) is the common name for the 28 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae.
Jul 25, 2023 · The sturgeon moon is the second of four supermoons to appear in 2023, after the buck moon graced the night sky on July 3. It will be 357,581km from Earth at its nearest point, making it the...
5 days ago · sturgeon, (family Acipenseridae), any of about 29 species of fishes of the family Acipenseridae (subclass Chondrostei), native to temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species live in the ocean and ascend rivers (possibly once in several years) to spawn in spring or summer; a few others are confined to fresh water.
Jan 18, 2022 · Sturgeon roe is one of those foods that have acquired notoriety for being markers of opulence and prestige since Russian Tsars were heaping spoonfuls onto their dishes. Highly prized for its rarity, depending on the type of sturgeon and especially so if it comes from a vulnerable species, caviar is a show of edible lavishness.
A Sturgeon is a large, primarily freshwater fish. Researchers recognize at least 23 different species, all of which they place in the taxonomic family Acipenseridae. Their closest relatives are the paddlefish. These fish grow quite large, and live long lives.
Sturgeons are the most endangered species group on earth. These gentle giants have been around since the age of the dinosaurs, but are now on the brink of extinction due to overfishing, a flourishing illegal caviar trade and habitat loss. But we can still save sturgeons.
Special sturgeons. Sturgeons have rows of bony plates covering the head and along the body. The upper lobe of its tail fin is longer than the lower. Some species are long-distance travellers, capable of making round-trip journeys of up to 3,500 kilometres a year.
Jun 1, 2020 · Caviar is unfertilised eggs that are harvested exclusively from the sturgeon family of fish and then salt-cured. Like everything else in life, there’s the good, the bad and the ugly. Caviar doesn’t just refer to ‘egg sacs’ of a fish, it refers specifically to sturgeon fish.
Aug 1, 2023 · SINGAPORE: The Sturgeon Moon, the first of two supermoons in August, was seen over Singapore on Tuesday (Aug 1) night. Supermoons are a phenomenon that occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest...
The new assessment carried out by members of the IUCN Sturgeon Specialist Group (SSG) found that almost 2/3rds of sturgeon and paddlefish species are Critically Endangered – underlining their claim to be the world’s most threatened group of species.
