{"id":306255,"date":"2024-08-02T19:55:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T14:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=306255"},"modified":"2024-08-02T19:55:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T14:25:05","slug":"sturgeon-fishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sturgeon-fishes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sturgeon Fishes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source- This post on Sturgeon Fishes\u00a0<\/strong>has been created based on the article “Sturgeon, among the world\u2019s most endangered fish, are being heavily poached & trafficked in the Lower Danube, their last stronghold: WWF<\/a>” published in Down to earth<\/strong> on 30 July 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Why in News?<\/h2>\n

According to a recent report by the WWF, poaching and trafficking are threatening the survival of four species of sturgeon. Sturgeon are amongst the most endangered fish species globally.<\/p>\n

About Sturgeon Fishes<\/h2>\n
\"Sturgeon
Source- Down To Earth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
About<\/strong><\/td>\nSturgeons are a group of ancient fish originating from the late Triassic period more than 200 million years ago<\/span>. These species have been around since the age of the dinosaurs<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habitat<\/strong><\/td>\nThey usually live in freshwater, coastal waters and inner seas. They are flagship species in their rivers and adjacent seas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distribution<\/strong><\/td>\nThese fishes are found in the northern hemisphere<\/span> and in large river systems, lakes, coastal waters and inner seas throughout Azerbaijan<\/span>, Bulgaria<\/span>, other European countries<\/span> and North America<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feeding Pattern<\/strong><\/td>\nThey Mostly feed on benthic organisms<\/span> found on the bottom of water bodies, like molluscs, invertebrates and small fishes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Threats<\/strong><\/td>\nSturgeons are heavily exploited globally for their roe\/eggs<\/span> (caviar) and meat<\/span>. This has led to a steep decline in populations worldwide.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

About the Danube Sturgeons<\/h2>\n
\"Danube
Source- World Map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Six sturgeon species formerly native to the Danube river. Out of these two are locally extinct. The Lower Danube Basin is among the last European regions with self-reproducing sturgeon populations.<\/p>\n

a. European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)-<\/strong> Locally extinct
\nb. Ship sturgeon (Acipense nudiventris)-<\/strong> Locally extinct
\nc. Stellate sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus)-<\/strong>\u00a0Critically Endangered
\nd. Russian sturgeon (Acipense gueldenstaedtii)-<\/strong>\u00a0Critically Endangered
\ne. Beluga (Huso huso)-<\/strong>\u00a0Critically Endangered
\nf. Sterlet (Acipense ruthenus)-<\/strong>\u00a0Endangered since 2022<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus- Environment (Species in News)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source- This post on Sturgeon Fishes\u00a0has been created based on the article “Sturgeon, among the world\u2019s most endangered fish, are being heavily poached & trafficked in the Lower Danube, their last stronghold: WWF” published in Down to earth on 30 July 2024. Why in News? According to a recent report by the WWF, poaching and… Continue reading Sturgeon Fishes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10357,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,11834],"tags":[11872,10504],"class_list":["post-306255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-down-to-earth","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10357"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306255\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}