WoRMS name details
Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
233941 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:233941)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Acipenser dubius Brusina, 1902 · unaccepted
Acipenser dubius Heckel, 1836 · unaccepted
Acipenser gmelini Fitzinger, 1836 · unaccepted
Acipenser jeniscensis Herzenstein, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acipenser jenisensis Herzenstein, 1895 · unaccepted
Acipenser kamensis Lovetsky, 1834 · unaccepted
Acipenser kankreni Duméril, 1870 · unaccepted
Acipenser kostera Fitzinger, 1832 · unaccepted
Acipenser lovetzkyi Duméril, 1870 · unaccepted
Acipenser marsiglii Brandt, 1833 · unaccepted
Acipenser pygmaeus Pallas, 1814 · unaccepted
Acipenser ruthenicus Brusina, 1902 · unaccepted
Acipenser ruthensis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acipenser ruthenus alba Antipa, 1909 · unaccepted
Acipenser ruthenus albinea Brusina, 1902 · unaccepted
Acipenser ruthenus birostrata Brusina, 1902 · unaccepted
Acipenser ruthenus brevirostris Antipa, 1909 · unaccepted
Acipenser ruthenus erytraea Antipa, 1909 · unaccepted
Acipenser ruthenus grisescens Brandt, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus leucotica Brandt, 1853 · unaccepted
Acipenser ruthenus obtusirostris Brusina, 1902 · unaccepted
Acipenser ruthenus rutzskyi Johansen, 1946 · unaccepted
Acipenser ruthenus ruzskyi Johansen, 1946 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acipenser ruthenus septemcarinata Brusina, 1902 · unaccepted
Acipenser ruthenus var. alba Antipa, 1909 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus var. albinea Brusina, 1902 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus var. birostrata Brusina, 1902 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus var. brevirostris Antipa, 1909 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus var. erytraea Antipa, 1909 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus var. obtusirostra Brusina, 1902 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acipenser ruthenus var. septemcarinata Brusina, 1902 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acipenser sterlet Brusina, 1902 · unaccepted
Sterledus ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (superseded new combination;...)
superseded new combination; misspelling: generic noun
Sterledus ruthenus sibiricus Dybowski, 1874 · unaccepted (junior synonym; change in rank:...)
junior synonym; change in rank: var. --> ssp.
Sterledus ruthenus var. sibiricus Dybowski, 1874 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Subspecies Acipenser ruthenus grisescens Brandt, 1853 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Huso ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Subspecies Acipenser ruthenus leucotica Brandt, 1853 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Huso ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Acipenser ruthenus var. alba Antipa, 1909 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Huso ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Variety Acipenser ruthenus var. albinea Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Huso ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Variety Acipenser ruthenus var. birostrata Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Huso ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Variety Acipenser ruthenus var. brevirostris Antipa, 1909 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Huso ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758) (ambiguous synonym)
- Variety Acipenser ruthenus var. erytraea Antipa, 1909 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Huso ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Variety Acipenser ruthenus var. obtusirostra Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Huso ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Variety Acipenser ruthenus var. septemcarinata Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Huso ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=233941 on 2025-11-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Чигаchigаchiga | [details] |
| Danish | sterlet | [details] |
| Dutch | sterlet | [details] |
| English | sterlet sturgeonsterlet | [details] |
| French | sterletesturgeon de Sibérie | [details] |
| German | SterlettSterlet | [details] |
| Hebrew | חדקן גמדי | [details] |
| Italian | storione sterleto | [details] |
| Lithuanian | sterlė | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | sterlett | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | sterlett | [details] |
| Polish | sterletczeczuga | [details] |
| Romanian | cegă | [details] |
| Russian | стерлядьОсетр стерлядь | [details] |
| Slovenian | kečiga | [details] |
| Spanish | esturión de Siberiaesterlete | [details] |
| Swedish | sterlett | [details] |
| Turkish | çukacukaçoka balığıciga balığıciga baligi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Стерлядь прісноводнаСтерлядьОсетер стерлядь | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (89 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acipenser ruthensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Acipenser gmelini Fitzinger, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Acipenser pygmaeus Pallas, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acipenser ruthenicus Brusina, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acipenser sterlet Brusina, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acipenser kamensis Lovetsky, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Acipenser dubius Brusina, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Acipenser marsiglii Brandt, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (400 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Acipenser kostera Fitzinger, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Sterledus ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acipenser ruthenus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser kostera Fitzinger, 1832)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser lovetzkyi Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser kamensis Lovetsky, 1834)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser kankreni Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser gmelini Fitzinger, 1836)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser marsiglii Brandt, 1833)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser pygmaeus Pallas, 1814)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus grisescens Brandt, 1853)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus leucotica Brandt, 1853)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sterledus ruthenus sibiricus Dybowski, 1874)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser ruthensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. alba Antipa, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. brevirostris Antipa, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. erytraea Antipa, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. obtusirostra Brusina, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. albinea Brusina, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. birostrata Brusina, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. septemcarinata Brusina, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser jeniscensis Herzenstein, 1895)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser dubius Heckel, 1836)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (335190 nucleotides; 106650 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NHMUK collection (Acipenser kostera Fitzinger, 1832; NEOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3121840) (from synonym Acipenser kostera Fitzinger, 1832)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acipenser ruthensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Acipenser gmelini Fitzinger, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Acipenser pygmaeus Pallas, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acipenser ruthenicus Brusina, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acipenser sterlet Brusina, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acipenser kamensis Lovetsky, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Acipenser dubius Brusina, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Acipenser marsiglii Brandt, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (400 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Acipenser kostera Fitzinger, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Sterledus ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acipenser ruthenus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser kostera Fitzinger, 1832)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser lovetzkyi Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser kamensis Lovetsky, 1834)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser kankreni Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser gmelini Fitzinger, 1836)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser marsiglii Brandt, 1833)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser pygmaeus Pallas, 1814)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus grisescens Brandt, 1853)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus leucotica Brandt, 1853)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sterledus ruthenus sibiricus Dybowski, 1874)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser ruthensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. alba Antipa, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. brevirostris Antipa, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. erytraea Antipa, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. obtusirostra Brusina, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. albinea Brusina, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. birostrata Brusina, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser ruthenus var. septemcarinata Brusina, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Acipenser jeniscensis Herzenstein, 1895)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acipenser dubius Heckel, 1836)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (335190 nucleotides; 106650 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NHMUK collection (Acipenser kostera Fitzinger, 1832; NEOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3121840) (from synonym Acipenser kostera Fitzinger, 1832)
To PESI
To ITIS
