Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni - Nukus Balyk Hatchery Brood Stock. iNaturalist 343822551; chip 531356

Small Amu Darya Shovelnose Sturgeon  (Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni)

 

The first 10 photos were taken on 04.04.2026

The next 5 photos were taken on 19.03.2026

 

an unusual morphological form of P. hermanni with rather short and narrowish snout and very short filament on its tail

 

iNaturalist link:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/343822551

Microchip implant 900263004-531356

Implanted 04.04.2026

Origin: The Amu Darya river, town of Pitnak area (Khorezm province, Uzbekistan); 18.03.2026; weight 120 g

https://www.google.ru/maps/@41.2150275,61.3069728,16283m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%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: 04.04.2026

Result: female with mature eggs (the 4 th stage)

Weight on 04.04.2026 - 107 g

Videos of ultra sound screening on 04.04.2026: