Chinese sturgeon

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fish
gptkbp:breedingPrograms gptkb:Chinese_Academy_of_Fishery_Sciences
gptkb:Shanghai_Chinese_Sturgeon_Research_Institute
gptkbp:class gptkb:Actinopterygii
gptkbp:color grayish
gptkbp:conservationStatus Critically Endangered
gptkbp:currentPopulationTrend decreasing
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:China
gptkbp:economicImportance historically fished for meat and caviar
gptkbp:family gptkb:Acipenseridae
gptkbp:firstDescribed Gray, 1835
gptkbp:habitat coastal seas
large rivers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese sturgeon
gptkbp:IUCNStatus gptkb:CR
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:laysEggs up to 1 million eggs per female
gptkbp:lifespan up to 60 years
gptkbp:maximumLength 5 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 500 kilograms
gptkbp:migratory yes
anadromous
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Yangtze_River
gptkb:East_China_Sea
gptkb:Yellow_Sea
gptkbp:notableFeature cartilaginous skeleton
ancient species
bony scutes
long snout
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Yangtze_River_Protection_Law
gptkbp:order gptkb:Acipenseriformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Chinese_government
gptkb:CITES_Appendix_II
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Yangtze_sturgeon
Atlantic sturgeon
Russian sturgeon
gptkbp:reproduction spawns in freshwater
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Acipenser_sinensis
gptkbp:spawningGrounds gptkb:Yangtze_River
gptkbp:swimmingAbility bottom-dweller
gptkbp:threats dams
habitat loss
overfishing
pollution
gptkbp:uses conservation research
symbol of Yangtze River
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yangtze_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5