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Amu Darya sturgeon
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The Amu Darya sturgeon or false shovelnose sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni) is a critically endangered species of fish in the family Acipenseridae. It is found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and perhaps Afghanistan.[1] It inhabits quite shallow flowing waters that are turbid and muddy.[1][5]
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Amu Darya sturgeon | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acipenseriformes |
Family: | Acipenseridae |
Genus: | Pseudoscaphirhynchus |
Species: | P. kaufmanni |
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Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni Bogdanov 1874 ex. Kessler 1877 | |
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