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AnAge entry for Acipenser fulvescens

Classification (HAGRID: 00013)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Actinopterygii (Taxon entry)
            Order: Acipenseriformes
                Family: Acipenseridae
                    Genus: Acipenser
SpeciesAcipenser fulvescens
Common nameLake sturgeon

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

IMR0.013/year
MRDT10 years
Maximum longevity152 years (wild)
Sourceref. 1
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One of the longest-lived animals in the world, though some results suggest they exhibit reproductive senescence. In the wild, females may live 80 years and males 55 years [0440]. Record longevity, however, belongs to a wild-caught specimen estimated to be 152 years [0001].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity9,490 days
Male sexual maturity2,920 days
Incubation6 days
Clutch size350,000 (oviparous)
Adult weight70,000 g

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0524] Patnaik et al. (1994), Ageing in fishes, PubMed
[0002] Caleb Finch (1990), Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
[0001] Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
[0440] New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
[0454] FishBase

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