Sturgeon

Family Acipenseridae

• Portuguese: Esturjão
• Spanish: Esturión
• French: Esturgeon
• Dutch: Steur
• German: Stör
• Polish: Jesiotr
• Russian: Osëtr Baltiĭskiĭ
• Finnish: Sampi
• Swedish: Stör
• Norwegian: Stør
• Danish: Stør
• Other: Créat (Gironde)

REMARKS Maximum length over 3 metres. I have already given some description of this antique creature. Here I point out that the German name Stör is the root of many other names, including the English and French ones; and that it is probably derived from the verb störer, to root about, which is what the sturgeon does when seeking food.