Where Does Starry Sturgeon Live?

Starry Sturgeon lives in specific habitats. Knowing where to look helps you find and identify it.

Where to find Starry Sturgeon

Water type

brackish

Depth

Typically found in coastal marine waters, estuaries, and large freshwater rivers. Spawning occurs in shallower, faster-flowing sections of rivers (2-10 meters).

Environment

Anadromous, migrating from marine or brackish feeding grounds into freshwater rivers for spawning. Prefers benthic habitats, often over sandy or muddy substrates in both marine and freshwater environments.

Geographic range

Historically widespread in the Black, Azov, and Caspian Sea basins, and their inflowing rivers (e.g., Volga, Ural, Kura, Terek, Don, Dnieper, Danube, Rioni). Populations are now severely fragmented and reduced, primarily concentrated in the Caspian Sea and its tributaries, with remnant populations in the Black and Azov Sea basins.

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