Rare but Not Gone: A Relict Population of the Black Sea Ship Sturgeon <i>Acipenser nudiventris</i> Persists in the Rioni River, Georgia
Historically, the ship sturgeon (<i>Acipenser nudiventris</i>) occurred in the Aral, Caspian, Azov, and Black Sea basins. However, its numbers decreased dramatically during the 20th century. It is now considered extirpated from the Aral, Azov, and Black Seas, and has almost disappeared i...
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MDPI AG
2022-12-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/12/1102 |