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Sterlet (I think)

Northern Streams area, Blue Planet Aquarium, 12th October 2020.

Sterlet (I think)
gentle lemur, 30 Oct 2020
    • gentle lemur
      Acipenser ruthenus?
      I couldn't spot a label, so I may be wrong about the species - all the sturgeons look quite similar. Please comment if you think I'm wrong.
      30 Oct 2020
    • Greenshank
      @gentle lemur I think this is might actually be a Siberian sturgeon, Acipenser baerii but pretty sure they did have both species at one point. Sterlets are usually slimmer bodied with a longer snout, prominent white tips to the pectoral fins and scutes whereas this fish is quite uniform in colour. Though I'd also be happy to be proven wrong
      31 Oct 2020
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    • gentle lemur
      There was a Siberian sturgeon in the next tank, which was labelled, but I couldn't get a decent photo. But it was rather larger than these sturgeons, so you may be right.
      31 Oct 2020
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