Acipenser baerii ';
General information
 
Acipenser baerii (Brandt, 1869)
 
 
Common nameSiberian sturgeon
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Endangered (EN)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Chondrostei; Acipenseriformes; Acipenseridae.
Geographical distribution
China; Mongolia; Uzbekistan; Russia; Germany; France; Spain; Sweden; Finland; Uruguay; Albania; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland
Occurrence Native: China, Mongolia, Russia
Introduced: Uzbekistan, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Uruguay, Albania, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Brescia, Italy
Source of chromosomes
Fin cell line
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number
249
Karyotype formula
Not reported
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
The signals of 5S probe are localized on four chromosomes; the signals of 18S–28S probe are interspersed within the telomeric regions of 10-12 chromosomes.
Reference(s)
Fontana F, Lanfredi M, Congiu L, Leis M, Chicca M, Rossi R (2003). Chromosomal mapping of 18S–28S and 5S rRNA genes by two-colour fluorescent in situ hybridization in six sturgeon species. Genome, 46: 473–477.