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Ontogeny of the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio

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Biology and Conservation of the European SturgeonAcipenser sturioL. 1758

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Early development from late embryo stage [stage 34 (stage numbers correspond to the description of Dettlaff et al. (1993) Sturgeon fishes. Developmental biology and aquaculture. Springer, Berlin)] up to exogenous feeding (stage 44) is described in the European sturgeon, Acipenser sturio. The habit is documented in dorsal and lateral views from the larval stage up to adulthood. Special emphasis is given to the morphological development of the dorsal bony scutes and their dorsal spikes. First dorsal scutes occur in 21-day-old larvae, 20 mm long. In juveniles 15 cm long, the dorsal scutes and their dorsal, caudally oriented spikes are very prominent. In older juveniles the spikes regress; in 30 cm long juveniles the spikes have nearly disappeared. The ontogeny of the incomplete cover of the gills by the operculum is shown. The distribution of the ampullary electroreceptors in a 27-day-old larva is described.

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We thank Yvonne Kirschbaum for technical assistance during the preparation of the manuscript.

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  1. Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Humboldt University, Philippstr. 13, Haus 16, 10115, Berlin, Germany

    Frank Kirschbaum

  2. Sturgeon Consultant, 4 Rue du pas de madame, 33980, Audenge, France

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    Patrick Williot

  2. UR Ecosystemes Estuariens et Poissons Mi, Cemagref, Avenue de Verdun 50, Cestas cedex, 33612, France

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  3. CÉPAM, Labo. Archéologie, CNRS Valbonne, avenue Albert-Einstein 250, Valbonne, 06560, France

    Nathalie Desse-Berset

  4. Abt. Biologie und Ökologie der Fische, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Philippstr. 13, Berlin, 10115, Germany

    Frank Kirschbaum

  5. Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei, Leibniz-Institut für, Müggelseedamm 310, Berlin, 12587, Berlin, Germany

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Kirschbaum, F., Williot, P. (2011). Ontogeny of the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio . In: Williot, P., Rochard, E., Desse-Berset, N., Kirschbaum, F., Gessner, J. (eds) Biology and Conservation of the European SturgeonAcipenser sturioL. 1758. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20611-5_5

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