Big Amu Darya Shovelnose Sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni)
Large wide snout (common) form
https://life-on-earth.ru/amu-darya-and-syr-darya-shovelnose-sturgeons/amu-darya-shovelnose-sturgeons-pseudoscaphirhynchus-nukus-balyk-hatchery-brood-stock-data-base/2-uncategorised/109-pseudoscaphirhynchus-kaufmanni-nukus-balyk-hatchery-brood-stock-inaturalist-208820118-chip-401868#sigProIdb8358e5333
The first 9 photos were taken on 08.04.2024
The next 5 photos were taken on 04.04.2026
iNaturalist link:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208820118
Microchip implant 900263000-401868
Implanted 10.04.2025
Origin:The Amu Darya river, town of Khanka area (Khorezm province, Uzbekistan); 04.04.2024; weight 450 g
The weight data may not be correct before 04.04.2026 due to scales lapse that were not properly checked.
Ultra sound screening with AcuVista VT880a portable water proof ultra sound scanner:
Date: 10.04.2025
Result: sex is not determined on sure, it may be a male ?
Date: 04.04.2026
Result: sex is not determined on sure, it may be a male ?
A thikening on the belly was observed
Weight on 04.04.2026 - 361 g
Video of ultra sound screening on 04.04.2026:
https://rutube.ru/video/9b40dad1cbcc83c22acb16509261c5e5/
Videos of ultra sound screening on 10.04.2025: