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| subspecies = '''''A. b. baicalensis'''''
| subspecies = '''''A. b. baicalensis'''''
| trinomial = ''Acipenser baerii baicalensis''
| trinomial = ''Acipenser baerii baicalensis''
| trinomial_authority = (Brandt, 1869)
| trinomial_authority = ([[Johann Friedrich von Brandt|Brandt]], 1869)
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The '''Baikal sturgeon''', ''Acipenser baerii baicalensis'', is a [[sturgeon]] indigenous to [[Lake Baikal]] in [[Siberia]], [[Russia]]. It feeds mainly on [[larva|larvae]]. The Baikal sturgeon [[migration|migrates]] around the lake along its [[shoreline]]. Not long ago, sturgeons weighing 125 kilograms were not uncommon. The Baikal Sturgeon is now listed as [[endangered species|endangered]].
The '''Baikal sturgeon''', ''Acipenser baerii baicalensis'', is a [[sturgeon]] indigenous to [[Lake Baikal]] in [[Siberia]], [[Russia]]. It feeds mainly on [[larva|larvae]]. The Baikal sturgeon [[migration|migrates]] around the lake along its [[shoreline]]. Not long ago, sturgeons weighing 125 kilograms were not uncommon. The Baikal Sturgeon is now listed as [[endangered species|endangered]].

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Baikal sturgeon
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A. baerii
Subspecies:
A. b. baicalensis
Trinomial name
Acipenser baerii baicalensis
(Brandt, 1869)

The Baikal sturgeon, Acipenser baerii baicalensis, is a sturgeon indigenous to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. It feeds mainly on larvae. The Baikal sturgeon migrates around the lake along its shoreline. Not long ago, sturgeons weighing 125 kilograms were not uncommon. The Baikal Sturgeon is now listed as endangered.

References

  • Template:IUCN2006 Listed as Endangered (EN A1ace v2.3)
  • "Acipenser baerii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 30 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2005). "Acipenser baerii" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.