Starry sturgeon
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The starry sturgeon, also known as the stellate sturgeon or sevruga, is a species of sturgeon. It is native to the Black, Azov, Caspian and Aegean sea basins, but it has been extirpated from the last
Starry sturgeon in a bazaar in Odesa, Ukraine
Critically endangered
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