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Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish)
Order: Acipenseriformes (+ d'infos)
Family: Acipenseridae (+ d'infos)
Genus: Acipenser sturio, Linnaeus 1758 (+ d'infos)

Vernacular names:

French: Esturgeon européen, Esturgeon commun, Créa, Créach         
English: Atlantic sturgeon, Common sturgeon, Baltic sturgeon,
German sturgeon, European sturgeon
German: Gemeiner Stör, Europäischer Stör
Danish: Størk, Europæiske stør
Spanish: Esturión común, Esturión atlántico, Esturión europeo
Italian: Storione comune
Dutch: Atlantische steur
Portuguese: Esturjão, Solho, Solho-Rei
Russian: Atlanticheskiî osëtr, Baltiîskiî osëtr
Swedish: Europeisk stoer

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NB : the English names  “Atlantic sturgeon” and “Baltic sturgeon”  are also used locally for another species, the American sturgeon ( Acipenser oxyrinchus).

Last Updated on Saturday, 07 November 2009 21:08