Baku Zoological Park
Kura (Persian) sturgeon
Size and weight
88-228 cm
10-16 kg
Nutrition
Its diet consists of mixed feeds.
Life Span
35-40 years
Reproduction
Conservation status
It is included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Inhabits warm waters of the central and southern parts of the Caspian Sea.
For spawning, it enters rivers of the Caspian Basin - Kura, Volga and Ural, the rivers of Dagestan (Samur, Terek) and Sefidrud river in Iran.