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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Main Authors: Tamar Beridze, Fleur Scheele, Tamari Edisherashvili, Cort Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/12/1102