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Baku Zoological Park

Bastard sturgeon

Size and weight

97-221 cm
14-20 kg

Nutrition

Its diet consists of mixed feeds

Life Span

30-35 years

Conservation status

It is included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the Red Book of Azerbaijan

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The bastard sturgeon is a predatory fish inhabits the Caspian, Azov and Black seas

Enters the Kura and Sefidrud rivers to spawn