Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni - Nukus Balyk Hatchery Brood Stock. iNaturalist 251558535; chip 401867

Big Amu Darya Shovelnose Sturgeon  (Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni)

Large wide snout (common) form

 

The first 6 photos were taken on 07.10.2024
The next 5 photos were taken on 04.04.2026

 

A fish with unusual morphological feature - reduced or covered eyes.

 

iNaturalist link:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251558535

Microchip implant 900263000-401867

Implanted 10.04.2025

Origin:The  Amu Darya river, town of Pitnak area (Khorezm province, Uzbekistan); 07.10.2024; weight 494 g

https://www.google.ru/maps/@41.2150275,61.3069728,8878m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

 

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 ?

 

Date: 04.04.2026

Result: sex is not determined ?

Weight on 04.04.2026 - 437 g
Video of ultra sound screening on 04.04.2026:

https://rutube.ru/video/66b64389de5eec42138267fede1b1fe9/

 

 

Videos of ultra sound screening on 10.04.2025: