Осетр Атлантический

Sturgeon Acipenser or belongs to the family of sturgeons. Danae fish belongs to the order of the most valuable fish. Weight sturgeon can reach over a meter and a weight of several kilograms. Sturgeon can be in the semi-anadromous, freshwater and anadromous forms.

View sturgeon as a whole has 19 individuals, outwardly resembling each other. Previously a type of sturgeon, there were a few dozen individuals, but some of them have become extinct due to over-fishing people. The most interesting for the fishermen were the following individuals:

Atlantic sturgeon – lives in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean;
Baikal sturgeon – refers to a form of semi-anadromous sturgeon;
Lena sturgeon – lives in the Lena River;
Amur sturgeon – lives in the Amur River;
White sturgeon.

Sturgeon is found mainly in the ocean and swims in the river only for reproduction. Fish can breed only in fresh water and therefore the spawning period, he goes to the river. Baikal, Amur and Lena sturgeon live in fresh water, so they do not leave the breeding places of habitat.
Atlantic sturgeon

The largest and most representative of the sturgeon is massive Atlantic sturgeon. It is found in the waters of the North and Baltic Sea. The Atlantic sturgeon is listed in the Red Book, as it is located on the verge of extinction. To live sturgeon may be up to 100 years for his long life he will have turned up to 6 meters and reach a weight of up to 800 kg.
The image of the sturgeon life

Sturgeon enormous size are found on the northern part of the temperate climate zone. Here, many fishermen catch record instances.

Most sturgeons are anadromous, ie the fish in the spring rises on the river for reproduction. Some individuals remain there for the winter until the next spawning. Some sturgeon freshwater and live mostly in lakes and during spawning rises to the top on the rivers and streams, as well as the fish pass form.

The largest sturgeon habitat belongs to the Atlantic sturgeon mind. It is found in Europe and in US waters. Although it is believed that in Europe River sturgeon swims at random, but according to some sources it is his natural habitat.
The food and spawning sturgeon

Atlantic sturgeon lives primarily near the bottom surface and applies to predatory fish. It feeds on mollusks and worms, small fry.

Spawning sturgeon occurs in the autumn and summer. This period is rather extended time. The fecundity of the sturgeon is very high: one fish per ikromet produces several million eggs. The sturgeon spawning period is not powered. At this time in the abdomen of the female calves up to a quarter of the mass of the female masses. However, the fertility of the sturgeon does not save it from extinction, people caught sturgeon for an expensive delicacy, caviar. This makes it a very valuable sturgeon fish, which is suffering because of it.

Catch up on the basis of Zavidovo sturgeon does not work, but a decent catch a trophy you always can.