AnAge entry for Acipenser oxyrinchus
Classification (HAGRID: 01522)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrostei
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Genus: Acipenser
- Species
- Acipenser oxyrinchus
- Common name
- Atlantic sturgeon
- Synonyms
- Acipenser oxyrynchus, Acipenser oxyrhynchus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 60 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 22
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Maximum longevity in these animals has been estimated at 42-60 years [0022].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0022] Cailliet et al. (2001), Age determination and validation studies of marine fishes: do deep- dwellers live longer? (PubMed)
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 553269
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 36177
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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