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TABLE 1: To obtain CITES Resolution
STANDARDSPECIES CODES FOR STURGEON AND PADDLEFISH Conf. 12.7 (Rev. CoP14)on
Caviar Labelling, for
Standard further information about
Species CITES, and to find the
Scientific Name Code contact details of the
Acipenser baerii:Siberian Sturgeon BAE relevant authorities in your
Acipenser baerii baicalensis:Baikal Sturgeon BAI country, visit
Acipenser brevirostrum:Shortnosed Sturgeon BVI www.cites.org.
Acipenser dabryanus:Yangtze Sturgeon DAB For information on the
(Dabry's sturgeon,Changjiang Sturgeon,River Sturgeon) regulations relating to trade
Acipenser fulvescens:Lake Sturgeon FUL and labelling of caviar in
(Freshwater Sturgeon,Great Lakes Sturgeon,Red Sturgeon, the European Union, visit
Rock Sturgeon,Ruddy Sturgeon,Shell-back Sturgeon, the CITES website of the
Smoothback,Stone Sturgeon,Bony Sturgeon)
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii:Russian Sturgeon European Commission at
Acipenser medirostris:Green Sturgeon GUE http://europa.eu.int/comm/
MED
Acipenser mikadoi:Sakhalin Sturgeon environment/cites/
Acipenser naccarii:Adriatic Sturgeon (Italian Sturgeon) MIK home_en.htm
Acipenser nudiventris:Ship Sturgeon NAC or the EU Wildlife Trade
Acipenser oxyrhynchus:Atlantic Sturgeon NUD Information pages under
Acipenser oxyrhynchus desotoi:Gulf Sturgeon OXY www.eu-wildlifetrade.org
Acipenser persicus:Persian Sturgeon DES
PER
(Fringebarbel Sturgeon,Thorn Sturgeon,Spiny Sturgeon) TRAFFIC,
Acipenser ruthenus:Sterlet the wildlife trade
Acipenser schrencki:Amur Sturgeon RUT monitoring network,
Acipenser sinensis:Chinese Sturgeon SCH works to ensure that
Acipenser stellatus:Stellate Sturgeon SIN trade in wild plants and
(Sevruga,Star Sturgeon,Starry Sturgeon) STE animals is not a threat to
Acipenser sturio:Common Sturgeon (Baltic Sturgeon) the conservation of nature.
Acipenser transmontanus:White Sturgeon STU For further information
Huso dauricus:Kaluga Sturgeon TRA about TRAFFIC visit
Huso huso:Giant sturgeon (Beluga,Great Sturgeon) DAU www.traffic.org.
Polyodon spathula:American Paddlefish HUS This leaflet was
Psephurus gladius:Chinese paddlefish (Chinese Swordfish) SPA made possible with the
Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi:Syr-Dar Shovelnose GLA generous support of WWF.
Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni:Small Amu-Dar Shovelnose FED The Rufford Maurice Laing
Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni:Large Amu-Dar Shovelnose HER Foundation and the Baltic
(False Shovelnose Sturgeon,Shovelfish) KAU Sea Task Force are
Scaphirhynchus albus:Pallid Sturgeon gratefully acknowledged for
(White Hackleback,White Shovelnose) ALB their contribution towards
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus:Shovelnose Sturgeon the production of this
(Switchtail,Sand Sturgeon,Oregon Sturgeon,Sacramento Sturgeon) PLA leaflet.
Scaphirhynchus suttkusi:Alabama Sturgeon
Mixed species (for “pressed” caviar exclusively) SUS
Hybrid specimens: MIX
code for the species of the male YYY
code for the species of the female XXX YYYxXXX
Source:Annex 2 of CITESResolution Conf.12.7 (Rev.CoP14)
YYYxXXX

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