Marine sturgeon?

hejekejahab

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I've heard of white sturgeon living their lives in saltwater, but what about the smaller ones, like Sterlet and Shovelnose? Can they survive in saltwater?
 

LadAShark

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I've heard of white sturgeon living their lives in saltwater, but what about the smaller ones, like Sterlet and Shovelnose? Can they survive in saltwater?
There are technically smaller species that can live in saltwater, but they aren't *very* small. They're like 4 foot long small.
 

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If your interested in saltwater fishes with long bodies: hound fish, needlefish and cornet fish are all interesting
 

Erno

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A small species of sturgeon that can live in seawater is Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii )
 

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No. Those dwarf sturgeon species did not evolve as euryhaline or anadromous species as in the White sturgeon.
Secondary fresh-water fish usually will have a tolerance to salinity more so than primary. one could assume that it could live/thrive (not that I'm suggesting this), no?
 

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A small species of sturgeon that can live in seawater is Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii )
I would hesitate to call this a dwarf species. Russian sturgeons can reach over 82" in the wild and 42-55" in aquaculture systems.
 

Erno

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I would hesitate to call this a dwarf species. Russian sturgeons can reach over 82" in the wild and 42-55" in aquaculture systems.
If compared with the beluga, then naturally it is a dwarfish species, so do not be shy. In fact, they grow long and in 5 years reach a mass of 3-5 kg, so that for home content this is the most suitable option
 
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