8. Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771

Common name. Starry sturgeon

Taxonomy. Original description: Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771: 460 [Volga River at Simbirsk, Caspian Sea, Ural River to Gwje; no types known] .

Revisions. Berg (1948: 96).

Illustrations. Kottelat & Freyhof (2007: 56, fig.).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain, 452-Caspian Marine.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Ozoonboroon, Derakul, Tirij, Puze draz.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020); Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: None.

Conservation. —IUCN: CR.