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Syr Darya sturgeon

species of fish

The Syr Darya sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi) is a species of sturgeon native to Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. There is a very small number of individuals, so it could probably be "extinct". It is from the genus Pseudoscaphirhynchus.

Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi

IUCN lists this fish as a critically endangered species. Before, it used to live in the Aral Sea, but that lake has dried up already.

References

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  1. Mugue, N. & Karimov, B. (2022). "Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. "Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi". FishBase.
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