Sturgeon

Sturgeon is a large fish which spends most of its lives in river deltas and estuaries, and travels upriver to spawn. Several species are harvested for their roe, which is caviar. Many species are now critically endangered due to over-exploitation as a result.

Categories: Commercial fish Fish

Subcategories: Beluga Caviar Beluga sturgeon Sterlet

Also known as:

French: Esturgeon

Japanese: 蝶鮫鱘魚チョウザメ

Japanese (Romanized): chōzame

Latin species name: Acipenser spp.

Wikidata ID: Q181871

Wikipedia title: Sturgeon

References:

Wikipedia article: Sturgeon

Larousse Gastronomique; Montagné, Prosper, 1961